Trans-Global Express - The Jam
Ordinary people don't get time to thinkNot that it's their fault'cause you have to hustle and bustle about your workJust to make sure the food gets boughtGoverments threaten you with recessionThen they threaten you with warHow the other side wants to take awayAll the things you ain't got no moreKeep us divided with their greed and hateKeep you struggling to put the food on your plate.Imagine if tomorrow the workers went on strikeNot just British Leyland but the whole worldWho would earn their profits?Who would make their bombs?You'd see the hands of oppression fumbleAnd their systems crash to the groundAnd you men in uniform will have to learn the lesson tooNot to turn against your own kindWhenever governments tell you to.
Get the trans-global express movingAnd see our marvelous leaders quiverThey know that if it happensTheir lazy days are overThe day the working people join togetherWe'll all rest much more easyThe responsibility you must bearWhen it's your own future in your handsMaybe a hard one to face up toBut at least you will own yourself!
Paul Weller
Trans‐Global Express lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
