The Sound Of The Suburbs

Album: At the Chelsea Nightclub (1979)
Charted: 12
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  • Same old boring Sunday morning
    Old man's out washing the car
    Mum's in the kitchen cooking Sunday dinner
    Her best meal, moaning while it lasts
    Johnny's upstairs in his bedroom sitting in the dark
    Annoying the neighbours with his punk rock electric guitar

    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs)

    Every lousy Monday morning, Heathrow jets go crashing over our home
    Ten o'clock Broadmoor siren, driving me mad, won't leave me alone
    The woman next door just sits and stares outside
    She hasn't come out once ever since her husband died

    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs)

    Youth Club group used to wanna be free
    Now they want Anarchy
    They play too fast, they play out of tune
    Practice in the singer's bedroom
    Drum's quite good, the bass is too loud
    And I can't hear the words

    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs)

    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs)

    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    This is the sound (This is the sound of the suburbs)
    (This is the sound of the suburbs) Writer/s: JEAN-MARIE CARROLL, NICK LIGHTOWLERS
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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