Rat Trap-Bob Geldof

[ti:] [ar:Bob Geldof] [al:Great Songs Of Indifference-The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.55]Rat Trap - Bob Geldof [00:32.85]There was an awful lot of rocking going on that night [00:35.47] [00:37.31]Cruising time for the young bright lights [00:39.72] [00:40.48]Just down past the gasworks by the meat factory door [00:43.10] [00:43.61]The five lamp boys were coming on strong [00:46.51] [00:47.09]The Saturday night city beat had already started [00:51.03]The pulse of the corner boys sprang into action [00:54.81]And young Billy watched it all under the yellow street light [00:57.49]And said tonight of all nights there's gonna be a fight [01:02.91] [01:05.02]He doesn't like it living here in this town [01:07.92]He says the traps have been sprung long before he was born [01:11.36]He says hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors [01:15.01]And pus and grime ooze from its scab crusted sores [01:18.52]There's screaming and crying in the high rise blocks [01:21.68]It's a rat trap Billy and you're already caught [01:24.97]But you can make it if you want to or you need it bad enough [01:28.65]You're young and good looking and you're acting kind of tough [01:31.61]Anyway it's Saturday night time to see what's going down [01:35.20]Put on the bright suit Billy head for the right side of town [01:39.01]It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored [01:42.19]You don't know what it is but there's got to be more [01:45.63]You'd better find a way out hey kick down the door [01:49.17]It's a rat trap and you've been caught [01:53.23] [01:59.85]In this town Billy says everybody tries to tell you what to do [02:03.98] [02:06.73]In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta follow rules [02:10.71] [02:12.77]Hey you walk up to those traffic lights [02:14.68]Switch from your left to right [02:16.43]You push in that button and when that button comes alight [02:19.32]It tells you [02:19.96]Walk don't walk [02:21.08] [02:21.71]Walk don't walk [02:22.63] [02:23.28]Talk don't talk [02:24.28] [02:25.04]Talk don't talk [02:26.01] [02:26.67]Walk don't walk [02:27.54] [02:28.17]Walk don't walk [02:29.19] [02:29.86]Talk don't talk [02:30.91] [02:31.46]Talk don't talk [02:32.95]Hey Billy take a walk take a walk take a walk [02:36.12] [02:36.71]Hey Billy take a walk take a walk take a walk [02:40.11]Hey Billy take a walk take a walk take a walk [02:43.07]Hey Billy take a walk with me [02:47.45] [02:48.74]Tell me what in this way [02:50.71] [02:52.01]Sweet hot sweet free [02:53.49] [03:14.02]Little Judy's trying to watch top of the pops [03:17.38]But mum and dad are fighting don't they ever stop [03:20.79]She take down her coat and walks out on the street [03:24.17]It's cold on that road but it's got that home beat [03:27.55]Deep down in her pockets she finds 50p [03:30.73]Now is that any way for a young girl to be [03:33.91]I'm gonna get out of school work in some factory [03:37.43]Work all the hours God gave me get myself a little easy money [03:41.97]Now now now now now [03:46.55] [03:48.08]Her mind's made up she walks down the road [03:50.77] [03:51.36]Her hands in her pockets coat buttoned 'gainst the cold [03:54.80]She finds Billy down at the Italion cafe [03:57.89]And when he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy says [04:01.01]But then he mumbles in his coffee and suddenly roars [04:04.44]It's a rat trap and we've been caught [04:08.61] [04:28.55]Rat trap you've been caught [04:31.60]Rat trap you've been caught [04:34.95]Rat trap you've been caught [04:38.47]Rat trap you've been caught [04:42.06]Rat trap you've been caught [04:45.08]Rat trap you've been caught [04:48.44]Rat trap you've been caught [04:51.56]