Rat Trap-The Boomtown Rats

[ti:Rat Trap] [ar:Bob Geldof] [al:Great Songs Of Indifference-The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rat Trap - The Boomtown Rats [00:32.93]There was an awful lot of rocking going on that night [00:35.56] [00:37.40]Cruising time for the young bright lights [00:39.80] [00:40.57]Just down past the gasworks by the meat factory door [00:43.18] [00:43.70]The five lamp boys were coming on strong [00:46.60] [00:47.18]The Saturday night city beat had already started [00:51.11]The pulse of the corner boys sprang into action [00:54.89]And young Billy watched it all under the yellow street light [00:57.57]And said tonight of all nights there's gonna be a fight [01:03.00] [01:05.11]He doesn't like it living here in this town [01:08.00]He says the traps have been sprung long before he was born [01:11.45]He says hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors [01:15.10]And pus and grime ooze from its scab crusted sores [01:18.61]There's screaming and crying in the high rise blocks [01:21.76]It's a rat trap Billy and you're already caught [01:25.06]But you can make it if you want to or you need it bad enough [01:28.73]You're young and good looking and you're acting kind of tough [01:31.69]Anyway it's Saturday night time to see what's going down [01:35.29]Put on the bright suit Billy head for the right side of town [01:39.09]It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored [01:42.27]You don't know what it is but there's got to be more [01:45.71]You'd better find a way out hey kick down the door [01:49.26]It's a rat trap and you've been caught [01:53.32] [01:59.94]In this town Billy says everybody tries to tell you what to do [02:04.06] [02:06.81]In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta follow rules [02:10.79] [02:12.85]Hey you walk up to those traffic lights [02:14.76]Switch from your left to right [02:16.51]You push in that button and when that button comes alight [02:19.40]It tells you [02:20.04]Walk don't walk [02:21.17] [02:21.79]Walk don't walk [02:22.72] [02:23.37]Talk don't talk [02:24.37] [02:25.13]Talk don't talk [02:26.10] [02:26.76]Walk don't walk [02:27.62] [02:28.25]Walk don't walk [02:29.27] [02:29.95]Talk don't talk [02:30.99] [02:31.55]Talk don't talk [02:33.04]Hey Billy take a walk take a walk take a walk [02:36.21] [02:36.79]Hey Billy take a walk take a walk take a walk [02:40.20]Hey Billy take a walk take a walk take a walk [02:43.16]Hey Billy take a walk with me [02:47.54] [02:48.82]Tell me what in this way [02:50.80] [02:52.09]Sweet hot sweet free [02:53.58] [03:14.10]Little Judy's trying to watch top of the pops [03:17.46]But mum and dad are fighting don't they ever stop [03:20.87]She take down her coat and walks out on the street [03:24.26]It's cold on that road but it's got that home beat [03:27.64]Deep down in her pockets she finds 50p [03:30.81]Now is that any way for a young girl to be [03:34.00]I'm gonna get out of school work in some factory [03:37.52]Work all the hours God gave me get myself a little easy money [03:42.06]Now now now now now [03:46.64] [03:48.16]Her mind's made up she walks down the road [03:50.86] [03:51.45]Her hands in her pockets coat buttoned 'gainst the cold [03:54.88]She finds Billy down at the Italion cafe [03:57.98]And when he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy says [04:01.10]But then he mumbles in his coffee and suddenly roars [04:04.52]It's a rat trap and we've been caught [04:08.69] [04:28.64]Rat trap you've been caught [04:31.69]Rat trap you've been caught [04:35.04]Rat trap you've been caught [04:38.55]Rat trap you've been caught [04:42.15]Rat trap you've been caught [04:45.17]Rat trap you've been caught [04:48.52]Rat trap you've been caught