14 Up Lyrics

We were all in gangs, now we don't give a d***
That will be with all your life
We broke the rules, nobody's fools
Hated all who weren't on our side
Chorus 1:
14 up in a tower block, the next one was my view
Then one day I realised there must be something else to do
Chasing birds for a screw, half my mates on the glue
There was nothing for us to do

Thought it was top, getting chased from the cops
Little did we know they knew our names
When we got home a boot up the a***
From your old man, kept in again
Chorus 2:
14 up in a tower block, the next one was my view
Then one day I realised, my dad he knew the score
He'd been round the block before
He was older and wiser and more of a man than me

One more drink, one more fight
One day we might see the light
One more day, one more night
One more drink, one more fight
(repeat)

Times have changed, the fight has gone
The drugs kicked in, the place went down
Got out while the going was good
Headed off to another part of town

Chorus 3:
14 up in a tower block, the next one was my view
Then one day I realised, all my mates were dead
The birds, they all got wet, a mortgage an a couple of kids
That's just the way life is, oh oh oh oh!