Lights Go Out

Lights Go Out - New Model Army

Written by：Justin Sullivan/Rob Heaton/Robert Heaton/Sullivan

I went to my mother said please make me king

I went to my mother said I've got to be king

She said son well you've got to wait your turn

Patience is a virtue that you never seemed to learn

You were born with nothing to nothing you'll return

Now now the lights go out there's no warning

Now now the lights go out there's no reason

Now now the voices cry we don't need you now

I went to my father said please make me king

Went to my father said I've got to be king

He said son you've got to do your time

I've done fiftythree years and I haven't yet done mine

You're just one of the millions waiting in line

Now now the lights go out there's no warning

Now now the lights go out there's no reason

Now now the voices cry we don't need you now

History gave us meaning gave us a place

Gave my father reasons for the lines on his face

We asked for the money and money they gave

And God how that made us easy to enslave

So today at the office we picked up the cheque

The handshake of gold the stab in the back

The old men went home silent and bowed

The young men went drinking drowning it out

So in every street in every town comes some young pretender

Just gunning gunning for a crown

Take it take it take it take it all

But but now now the lights go out there's no warning

Now now the lights go out there's no reason

Now now the voices cry we don't need you now

Now now the lights go out there's no warning

Now now the lights go out there's no reason

Now now the voices cry we don't need you

Now now the lights go out out out

Now now the lights go out there's no warning

Now now the lights go out there's no reason

Now now the voices cry we don't need you

Now now the lights go out out out

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