Quadrophenia Lyrics - 1973

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(Roger's theme) When a man is running from his boss
(roger's theme) when a man is running from his boss
Who hold a gun that fires 'cost'
Who hold a gun that fires "cost"
And people die from being cold
And people die from being cold
Or left alone because they're old
Or left alone because they're old
And bombs are dropped on fighting cats
And bombs are dropped on fighting cats
And children's dreams are run with rats
And children's dreams are run with rats
If you complain you disappear
If you complain you disappear
Just like the lesbians and queers
Just like the lesbians and queers
No one can love without the grace
No one can love without the grace
Of some unseen and distant face
Of some unseen and distant face
And you get beaten up by blacks
And you get beaten up by blacks
Who though they worked still got the sack
Who though they worked still got the sack
And when your soul tells you to hide
And when your soul tells you to hide
Your very right to die denied
Your very right to die denied
And in the battle on the streets
And in the battle on the streets
You fight computers and receipts
You fight computers and receipts
And when a man is trying to change
And when a man is trying to change
But only causes further pain
But only causes further pain
You realize that all along
You realize that all along
Something in us going wrong...
Something in us going wrong...


You stop dancing.
You stop dancing.