Chubby and the Gang - Speed Kills (2020)

Chubby and the Gang - Speed Kills Lyrics

1. Chubby and the Gang Rule OK?

I came into this world kicking and screaming

and I'll leave it just the same

it doesn't matter what I do

I'll always get the blame

we ain't done we're on the run

chaos is the reason why we're having fun

any wall you built up we'll be knocking down

we're the girls and boys and this is our sound

hello hello we're the gang spend the night in the bully van

hello hello we're the gang and the outside world will never understand

jumping the turnstiles and tearing out the seats

we're storming across every city's high streets

we ain't going away and we won't ever retreat

don't care what the wankers say it's their world which made us this way

five more years give me ten

I'll do it all again

and again

2. Pariah Radio

on every block there's an antenna which releases sound

we don't want top forty so we keep it underground

can you feel the rhythm can you feel the beat

it's never gone nowhere

it's always been out on the street

pariah radio

it echoes through feltham and through the walls of trellick tower

they wouldn't share the airwaves so we came and took the power

I don't want whatever capitals trying to feed me

this city doesn't need you but this city is all I ever need

3. All Along the Uxbridge Road

line your bag for a quick pound and then dance all night to the london sound

hey hey in the dead of night patrolling the street looking for a fight

life is short life is hard but it's fun riding round in stolen cars

hey hey boys in blue we never did have much time for you

everywhere we go we're making noise

boots on the ground in acton town

switch blades along the uxbridge road

they're tearing down the blocks they're tearing down the pubs

the only thing left will be wormwood scrubs

hey hey you're so young you got the temper of a loaded gun

I like summer time in stonebridge park

I wouldn't wanna hang around after dark

hey hey you could never be tamed but

when you came back from prison you were never the same

4. Speed Kills

my heart beats for you at a hundred miles an hour and

when I got you in my hand I know I've got the power

I know you're rotting my brain but given the chance I'd do it all again

live a long time I don't see what for all the good life shit's such a bore

speed kills but I don't know how to get my thrills

being sober drives me insane so please put amphetamines in my brain

speed kills

5. Can't Tell Me Nothing

I'm so bored of the law

they want me to calm down but I don't see what for

they tell me I'm mad

I've done a lot of bad things but I don't feel so bad

all my mates say I'm wild

it's only when I gurn they see me smile

I'll die young that's what they'll say

the old bill is trying to put me away

I won't be told what to do

especially from the like of you

I'm tired of god the old man seems like a boring sod

I'm bored of the queen she's not my mum do you know what I mean

they tried hard at school

 try all you want but you can't teach a fool

it's always such a drag so I spend my life in a plastic bag

6. Trouble (You Were Always On My Mind)

I'm blue as a dog walking through the cold london fog

I've never been one to settle down but I'm gonna try and stick around

I thought I was tough I thought I was hard

but girl I'm on my knees with a trembling in my heart

I've always had trouble on my mind

now I'm blue cos trouble's not by my side

whatever shall I do trouble has me feeling so blue

she's always on my mind she was never this hard to find

every mutt has his day mine's come but then mine went away

I promise that if you stay mine will come again another day

when you enter the room I hear the sweetest tune

the sun has always set on me I dream of you like morphine

7. The Rise and Fall of Chubby and the Gang

I don't want to feel this way but I can't help it if I don't get paid

and the lack of food is making me feel strange

I ain't got no money but a fist full of change

so I put six shots in change and head out the door

no one's gonna force me to feel this poor

I'm in the shadows of notting hill I got mouths to feed and bills

I'm feeling deranged something's gotta be changed

it's either you son or it's me

I'm sorry that this is how it's gotta be

I know it's yours and I know it's flash but this is the only way I get cash

it ain't nice and it ain't fun just make it easy and it'll be done

now I got the cash I stopped feeling bad this is the most amount of money I've ever had

I need more I can't stop so I start thinking about rolling on a whole damn shop

we get the car we get the gang and we head all the way out to buckingham

I walk inside and raise the barrel hand it over boss I say with a smile

I'm feeling deranged something's gone and changed

the old bills here I'm racked with fear now I'm 18 looking at 20 years

so I'm out on the street and doing the dash and I didn't even manage to get any cash

I'm thinking about my mum and what she'll say I wanted was to get some pay

I wanted a watch but I got some bracelets my whole damn life is fucking wasted

but what choice did I ever have there was no way I was gonna be an art school grad

I didn't have a choice but I still made it wrong

I know deep down I shouldn't have gone

but I was hungry and I was young I had no education but a loaded gun

it'll never be the same again my whole life down the drain

8. Hold Your Breath

if you're looking for apologies

I wouldn't hold your breath

I'll put you on a little string and kick you round till you're dead

your honour your lord your policies are making me so bored

if I had one message to send it's that your time is at an end

you ain't no friend of mine

the tax man's trying to make me poor

he's trying to make me pay

but I'm not giving up a penny there's just no way

so when I see him I'm out the door

he'll be lucky if he gets a score

I know where it all goes

right up his nose

vicar's always on my back

making me feel bad

he's not gonna fool me I ain't that sad

I don't need him I need fun

I don't believe him I ain't dumb

I'm gonna live my life well fingers crossed

I burn in hell

9. Moscow

there's war on the street

amongst the concrete there's a deadly beat

and I tell you that's no way to go

we're a mile underground lenin's asleep

kremlin's on the creep

putins on the radio

rocking and rolling in moscow

please don't take me home

moscow boot boys ain't playing

and the punks are on the prowl

heavy hitters from the heavy show

electric in the air we ain't scared throwing all the chairs

victors by the stereo

10. Bruce Grove Bullies

boy you know it's a jungle out here

amongst the block there's a smell of fear

like lambs to the slaughter they got the taste

don't lose your life it would be such a waste

stay at home and listen to your mother

you can talk to the talk but I wouldn't bother

gripped with fear you don't want to fight

bruce grove bullies are out tonight

there's a deadly calm out on the street

a sound of running on hot concrete

war cry's echo through an empty town

what goes up has to come down

11. Blue Ain't My Colour

I always thought blue was never my colour I never liked the peace and quiet

they put my brother away the house always wins but we still try it

doesn't matter if you did the crime you'll end up doing all the time

there's a tension in the air don't forget that we live here

if you marginalise young people to their grave how can you expect them to behave

blue light's flashing everywhere but the copper just don't care

life on the run under the midnight moon boy they'll make a killing out of you

do you remember blair peach mark duggan weren't the only one

why do you think you're out of reach justice ain't a planted gun

it's our fault that's what the papers say never read them anyway

too many people have gone it's never cops' sons

if you marginalise young people to their grave how can you expect them to behave

blue lights flashing everywehere the coppers they just don't care

life on the run under the midnight moon boy they'll make a killing out of you

12. Grenfell Forever

the mist rolls off the themes a blanket of fog on the docks

an old light flickers in the tower blocks

the old men singing songs in the bottom of their glass

if you wanted me to stay you would only have to ask

one more drink and I'll be on my way

all the rivers round london some narrow and some true

all of them darling lead back to you

I got nothing left to say

at every fork I took the wrong turn

and ever lesson I never managed to learn

graffiti on the tracks saying grenfell forever

I never loved no one like you and I could never

fill my glass and I'll be on my way

all the rivers round london some narrow some true all the them darling lead back to you

I got nothing left to say

doesn't matter what you say

doesn't matter what you do I'll always be coming back to you