frank turner Thatcher Fucked The Kids

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Whatever happened to childhood?
We're all scared of the kids in our neighboorhood;
They're not small, charming and harmless,
They're a violent bunch of bastard little shits.
And anyone who looks younger than me
Makes me check for my wallet, my phone and my keys,
And I'm tired of being tired out
Always being on the lookout for thieving gits.

We're all wondering how we ended up so scared;
We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,
And all the rich folks act surprised
When all sense of community dies,
But you just closed your eyes to the other sidev Of all the things that she did.
Thatcher f**ked the kids.

And it seems a little bit rich to me,
The way the rich only ever talk of charity
In times like the seventies, the broken down economy
Meant even the upper tier was needing some help.
But as soon as things look brighter,
Yeah the grin gets wider and the grip gets tighter,
And for every teenage tracksuit mugger
There's a guy in a suit who wouldn't lift a finger for anybody else.

You've got a generation raised on the welfare state,
Enjoyed all its benefits and did just great,
But as soon as they were settled as the richest of the rich,
They kicked away the ladder, told the rest of us that life's a bitch.
And it's no surprise that all the f**k-ups
Didn't show up until the kids had grown up.
But when no one ever smiles or ever helps a stranger,
Is it any f**king wonder our society's in danger of collapse?

So all the kids are bastards,
But don't blame them, yeah, they learn by example.
Blame the folks who sold the future for the highest bid:
That's right, Thatcher f**ked the kids.

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[hattie2525]

oh frank, you were right all along.3 days or useless riots in the uk casued by 'kids' out to have a good time and 'show the police they have no control over them'. Maybe you were right all along and thatcher did indeed fuck the kids...

[BlckComb]

The 2007 UNICEF Child Welfare Survey found that of the 21 richest countries in the world, the UK had the unhappiest children. We ranked highest in bullying and teenage pregnancies, last in communication with family and general health. The USA was right ahead of us.

"and all the rich folks act surprised....."

[2resist36]

I listen to a lot of political music and I haven't heard anything much of his other stuff yet, but credit to this bloke, this is the truest song I have heard in a long while!

[stripesthebird]

@Beattodeathlikeadog my thoughts exactly, man. it's the same everywhere.

[Beattodeathlikeadog]

@TheMaxman10 Haha, it's here. The welfare-warfare state = USA

[RAW450awesomeman]

Being born into a generation that doesnt know what real music is and is doomed to pay for the last generations mistakes, just like our kids will pay for ours, I find it will be a lot easier to, instead of work my arse off and die, go anywhere and travel till I die

[Beattodeathlikeadog]

Wowza, Replace Thatcher w/ Reagan and you got yourself a song about the U.S.

[MilesPastTheHorizon]

he's right.. i'm a little shit.

[thoades]

Spot on. Got a video showing just how Thatcher's policy affected northern manufacturing towns, do please take a look at LincolnshireRed on Wordpress, we'd appreciate your comments:

[MisterAlexGabriel]

@nifjen23 With you on all of that, though I think maybe 'social mobility' is misplaced. That's a fairly innately Tory concept.

[inlovewithscones]

I want to be as cool as Frank