Lyrics Ghetto Defendant - The Clash

Ghetto Defendant

HUNGRY DARKNESS OF LIVING
WHO WILL THIRST IN THE PIT?
SHE SPENT A LIFETIME DECIDING
HOW TO RUN FROM IT
ONCE FATE HAD A WITNESS
AND THE YEARS SEEMED LIKE FRIENDS
HER BABIES CAN DREAM
BUT DREAMS BEGIN LIKE THE END
GHETTO DEFENDANT
IT IS HEROIN PITY
NOT TEAR GAS NOR BATON CHARGE
THAT STOPS YOU TAKING THE CITY
WALLED OUT OF THE CITY
CLUBBED DOWN FROM UPTOWN
SPRAYED PEST FROM THE NEST
RUN OUT TO BARRIO TOWN
FORCED TO WATCH AT THE FEAST
THEN SWEEP UP THE NIGHT
FLIPPED PIECES OF COIN
EXCHANGED FOR BIRTHRIGHT
THE GHETTO PRINCE OF GUTTER POETS
WAS BOUNCED OUT OF THE ROOM
BY THE BODYGUARDS OF GREED
FOR DISTURBING THE TOMB
HIS WORDS LIKE FLAMETHROWERS
BURNT THE GHETTOS IN THEIR CHESTS
HIS FACE WAS PAINTED WHITER
AND HE WAS LAID TO REST
SOAP FLOODS OIL IN WATER
ALL CHURN IN THE WAKE
ON THE GREAT SHIP OF PROGRESS
THE CREW CAN’T FIND THE BRAKE
KLAXONS ARE BLARING
THE ADMIRAL SNORES COMMAND
SUBMARINES BOIL IN OCEANS
WHILE THE ARMIES FIGHT WITH SUNS