Demo of an original song. The chorus words are, for the most part, loosely based on political quotes attributed to former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher. It’s a song about the north-south divide, the UK class system, and how political ideology impacts on real people’s lives.
NORTHERN BOYS AND GIRLS
© Javolenus 2013
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northern boys and northern girls
scrimping in a northern world
zero hours dole and debt
northern boys and northern girls
scrimping in a northern world
slipping through the safety net
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no such thing as society
just individuals and families
close the mines and factories
save our souls from equality
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northern girls and northern boys
nobody hears your voice
toxic landscape in meltdown
northern girls and northern boys
nobody hears your voice
killed by cuts from london town
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well pennies don’t fall from heaven
they must be earned here on earth
so u-turn if you like, jump on your granddad’s bike
coz i know your price but not your worth
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northern boys and northern girls
cast your swine before the pearls
crash another cigarette
northern boys and northern girls
cast your swine before the pearls
this is as good as it will get
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and any man living here
seen on a bus beyond his thirtieth year
can count himself a failure
as an entrepreneur
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northern girls and northern boys
can’t afford no southern toys
go back home don’t make a fuss
northern girls and northern boys
can’t afford no southern toys
here’s some change for the bus …
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