Thatcher Fucked the Kids

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Whatever happened to childhood? We're all scared of the kids in our neighbourhood 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 [Chorus] 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 side Of all the things that she did Thatcher fucked the kids [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 side Of all the things that she did Thatcher fucked the kids [Bridge] 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 fuck-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 fucking wonder why society's in danger of collapse? [Outro] 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 fucked the kids... So you're sure you want me to sing this like Frank Turner? Ask me that question, that same question in a "Wessex" accent Alright... You really want me to sing this like Frank Turner? See, people will actually, they'll think you're Frank! We got this...