The Jam - Standards lyrics

Oh we make the standards and we make the rules And if you don't abide by them, you must be a fool We have the power to control the whole land You never must question our motives or plans We'll outlaw your voices, do anything we want We've nothing to fear from the nation We'll kick you out your houses if you get too much If we have to, we'll destroy your generation We've built up a frontage and we've gained respect There's no one to endanger our position Standards rule OK Standards rule OK Standards rule OK Standards rule OK And we don't like people who stand in our way Awareness is gonna be redundant And ignorance is strength, we have God on our side Look, you know what happened to Winston Oh we make the standards and we make the rules And if you don't abide by them, you must be a fool We have the power to control the whole land You never must question our motives or plans Standards rule OK Standards rule OK Standards rule OK Standards rule OK Standards rule Standards rule Standards rule ...