| I got a letter this morning with serious news thats gone and ruined my day,
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| The borough surveyors used compulsory purchase to acquire my domaine,
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| Theyre gonna pull up the floors, theyre gonna knock down the walls,
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| Theyre gonna dig up the drains.
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| Here come the people in grey theyre gonna take me away to lord knows where,
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| But Im so unprepared I got no time to pack and I got nothing to wear,
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| Here come the people in grey,
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| To take me away.
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| Me and my babys gonna get on a train thats gonna take us away,
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| Im gonna live in a tent, were gonna pay no more rent were gonna pay no more
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| rates,
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| Were gonna live in a field, were gonna buy me gun, to keep the policemen away.
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| Im gonna pass me a brand new resolution,
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| Im gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway,
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| Gonna beat those people in grey,
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| But here come the people in grey,
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| To take me away.
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| The people in grey have gone and taken away my right to voice my complaint,
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| Her majestys government have sent me a form I must complete it today.
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| But its making me blue, dont wanna tell all my secrets to The people in grey.
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| Im gonna pass me a brand new resolution,
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| Im gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway,
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| Gonna start my rebellion today.
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| But here come the people in grey,
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| To take me away.
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| Oh, lord, those people in grey,
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| I gotta get back at those people in grey,
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| Here come the people in grey,
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| To take me away. |