Joe Strummer & Mescaleros - Burnin' Street

The sirens' risin'
There's a distant blues dance on a crowded street
The temperature's a-risin'
Soon you're gonna be runnin' down

Those burnin' streets, come on
The century that's hardly on its feet
And the late news breaks early
Does the sun rise from the west or from the east?
An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

London is burnin'; don't tell the Queen
Somebody tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green
Piccadilly's yearning, like a reggae beat
Soon you're gonna be runnin' down

Those burnin' streets, come on
And you're waitin' for your flag to be unfurled
And the late news breaks early
So how should life be lived around the world?
(If London is burnin')

An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city
Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on!
Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')
Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')

(Soon you're gonna be run down)
(Soon you're gonna be run down)
Those burnin' streets, come on!
Does the universal cop have a beat?
And the late news breaks early
Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky Street?

An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city
Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on!
Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')
Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')

Too many guns in this damn town
At the supermarket, you gotta duck down
Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round
(London is burnin')
There's too many guns in this damn town
(London is burnin')
Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round
(London is burnin')
Too many guns in this damn town
(London is burnin')
Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round
(London is burnin')

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Music

Tags:

• streetcore
• joe
• strummer
• clash
• mescaleros

[BlondeRocknRoll]

wonderful.. its such a pleasure to listen to this album..

[IdigHistoryVideo]

I remember driving down the street with my friend Jason. And we saw a guy on the corner waiting to cross. And we were having a laugh at how he looked. And we said aloud, "Its JOE STRUMMA" and as we passed. It was him...felt like such jackasses. Our windows were rolled down.

[Nyllsor]

What a feeling!

Taking the midnight bus out to the suburbs, orange street lights passing by, its all quiet, with a chill wind in my face I feel like the only person in the world, crystal clear night sky, once again soft orange stret lights.

Thats what this song is all about for me.

[cordelete69]

THANKS FOR THE LYRICS!!!!!!



[TheSandsie13]

brilliant tune by a brilliant man. i miss joe. even miss the 5 in the morning calls tellin me he'd just heard a dead brilliant band. 

[THEfhcnoipea]

This is good shit nigga

[manthakev]

one hell of a bloke believes in all he says