The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap lyrics
[The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap lyrics]
There was a lot of rocking
Going on that night
Cruising time for the young bright lights
Just down past the gasworks by
The meat factory door
The Five Lamp boys were coming on strong
The Saturday night city beat
Had already started
And the pulse of the corner
Boys just sprang into action
And young Billy watched it under
The yellow street light
And said "Tonight of all nights
There's gonna be a fight"
Billy don't like it living here in this town
He says the traps have been sprung
Long before he was born
He says "Hope bites the dust
Behind all the closed doors
And pus and grime ooze from
It's scab crusted sores"
There's screaming and crying in
The high rise blocks"
It's a rat trap, Billy
But you're already caught
But, you can make it if you want
To or you need it bad enough
You're young and good looking and
You're acting kind of tough
Anyway, it's Saturday night time to
See what's going down
Put on the bright suit, Billy
Head for the right side of town
It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored
You don't know what it is but
There's got to be more
You'd better find a way out
Hey kick down that door
It's a rat trap and you've been caught
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Rat trap, you've been caught in a rat trap
Going on that night
Cruising time for the young bright lights
Just down past the gasworks by
The meat factory door
The Five Lamp boys were coming on strong
The Saturday night city beat
Had already started
And the pulse of the corner
Boys just sprang into action
And young Billy watched it under
The yellow street light
And said "Tonight of all nights
There's gonna be a fight"
Billy don't like it living here in this town
He says the traps have been sprung
Long before he was born
He says "Hope bites the dust
Behind all the closed doors
And pus and grime ooze from
It's scab crusted sores"
There's screaming and crying in
The high rise blocks"
It's a rat trap, Billy
But you're already caught
But, you can make it if you want
To or you need it bad enough
You're young and good looking and
You're acting kind of tough
Anyway, it's Saturday night time to
See what's going down
Put on the bright suit, Billy
Head for the right side of town
It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored
You don't know what it is but
There's got to be more
You'd better find a way out
Hey kick down that door
It's a rat trap and you've been caught
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a
Rat trap, you've been caught in a rat trap