Rat Trap-Top Hits Group

[ti:Rat Trap] [ar:Top Hits Group] [al:The Best of the Hit Charts, Vol. 22] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rat Trap - Top Hits Group [00:38.19]There was a lot of rockn' going on that night [00:41.44] [00:42.11]Cruising time for the young bright lights [00:44.87] [00:45.61]Just down past the gasworks by the meat factory door [00:49.01]The five lamp boys were coming on strong [00:51.99] [00:52.55]The Saturday night city beat had already started and [00:55.91]The pulse of the corner boys sprang into action [01:00.05]And young Billy watched it all under the yellow street light [01:02.77]And said "tonight of all nights there's gonna be a fight" [01:08.02] [01:10.96]Billy don't like it living here in this town [01:13.87]He says the traps have been sprung long before he was born [01:17.29]He says "hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors [01:20.98]And puss and grime ooze from its scab crusted sores [01:25.02]There's screaming and crying in the high rise blocks" [01:27.93]It's a rat trap Billy but you're already caught [01:31.75]But you can make it if you wanna or you need it bad enough [01:35.72]You're young and good looking and you're acting kind of tough [01:39.03]Anyway it's Saturday night time to see what's going down [01:42.61]Put on the bright suit Billy head for the right side of town [01:46.52]It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored [01:49.62]You don't know what it is but there's got to be more [01:53.32]You'd better find a way out hey kick down the door [01:56.83]It's a rat trap and you've been caught [02:01.77] [02:08.51]In this town Billy says "everybody's tryin' to tell you what to do" [02:12.53] [02:15.50]In this town Billy says "everybody says you gotta follow rules" [02:20.21] [02:22.00]You walk up to the traffic lights [02:24.08]Switch from your left to right [02:25.87]You push in that button and that button comes alight [02:29.01]It tells you [02:29.53]"Walk don't walk [02:30.42]Walk don't walk [02:32.86]Talk don't talk [02:34.03] [02:34.54]Talk don't talk [02:35.77] [02:36.38]Walk don't walk [02:37.61] [02:38.13]Walk don't walk [02:39.82]Talk don't talk [02:40.99] [02:41.59]Talk don't talk" [02:42.67] [02:43.35]Hey Billy take a walk [02:44.71]Take a walk take a walk [02:47.12]Hey Billy take a walk [02:48.37]Take a walk take a walk [02:50.47]Hey Billy take a walk [02:51.89]Take a walk take a walk [02:53.66]Hey Billy take a walk [02:57.13]With me [02:58.10] [03:00.66]Do you want that misery [03:02.81] [03:03.46]Sweethearts run free [03:05.44] [03:26.81]Little Judy's trying to watch "Top of the Pops" [03:30.07]But mum and dad are fighting don't they ever stop [03:33.68]She takes off her coat and walks out to the street [03:37.33]It's cold on that road but it's got that home beat [03:40.97]Deep down in her pockets she finds 50p [03:44.44]Hey is that any way for a young girl to be [03:47.80]"I'm gonna get out of school work in a silk factory [03:51.17]Work all the hours God gave me get myself a little easy money [03:56.51]Now now now" [04:00.66] [04:02.50]Her mind's made up she walks down the road [04:05.91]Her hands in her pockets coat buttoned 'gainst the cold [04:09.48]She finally finds Billy down at the Italian cafe [04:13.02]And when he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy says [04:16.25]But then he mumbles in his coffee and suddenly roars [04:19.95]"It's a rat trap Judy and we've been caught" [04:24.80] [04:38.39]"It's a rat trap [04:40.09]And we've been caught [04:41.58]"It's a rat trap [04:43.07] [04:43.63]And we've been caught [04:44.82]"It's a rat trap [04:47.45]And we've been caught [04:48.45]"It's a rat trap [04:49.84] [04:50.91]And we've been caught [04:52.03]"It's a rat trap