Standards And Practices Lyrics - 2001
[Originally performed by Jam]
a police car and a screaming siren - a pnuematic drill and ripped up concrete - a baby waiting and stray dog howling - the screech of brakes and lamplights blinking - that's entertainment. a smash of glass and the rumble of boots - an electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth - paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat - lights going out and a kick in the balls - that's entertainment. days of speed and slow time mondays - pissing down with rain on a boring wednesday - watching the news and not eating your tea - a freezing cold flat and damp on the walls - that's entertainment. waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning - opening the windows and breathing in petrol - an amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard - watching the tele and thinking about your holidays - that's entertainment. waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes - cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume - a hot summers' day and sticky black tarmac - feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were faraway - that's entertainment. two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight - two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude - getting a cab and travelling on buses - reading the grafitti about slashed seat affairs - that's entertainment.
