The King Blues - Hold On Tight lyrics

They say it ain't safe to go out anymore So the police station has bolted up the door The floor's full of torn up betting stubs They put televisions in my favourite pubs So our homes get bulldozed, no-one watches They want soap operas and not soap boxes This town has left me high and dry But I'll be here til the day I die They tell me I'm just pissed off Yeh maybe I'm pissed off I'd rather be pissed off Than be pissed on So if the world burns down outside And they battle on the frontline My darling I'll hold on tight My darling I'll hold on tight As the world burns down outside And they battle on the frontline My darling I'll hold on tight My darling I'll hold on tight We beg for another show we can watch til we're sick Just like a donkey chasing a carrot on a stick Watching our lives filmed in a soft focus With abracadabra and hocus pocus One billion channels and there's still nothing on The television will not be revolutionised, the announcer says "And now for something completely indifferent" Cos I demand my rock 'n' roll with blood, sweat and tears And I demand my reggae to cause bleeding in my ears I demand my punk rock to start a revolution I demand my hardcore to sound like an execution I demand soundsystems on the streets playing the loudest tracks I demand no rent, no bills, no council tax I demand love that isn't measured by the relationships of characters on Friends Or the words to some dire R&B song about what a good man What a mighty mighty good man is So as the world burns down outside And they battle on the frontline My darling I'll hold on tight My darling I'll hold on tight