Inner-city life,inner-city pressure The concrete worldis starting to get ya The city is alive,the city is expanding Living in the citycan be demanding
You've pawned everything,everything you own Your toothbrush jarand a camera phone You don't know where you're going,you cross the street You don't know why you did,you walk back across the street
Standing in the sittingroom totally skint And your favorite jerseyis covered in lint You want to sit downbut you've sold your chair So you...you just stand there
You just stand there Just stand there!
Inner... inner-city Inner-city pressure
Inner-city pressure
Counting coins onthe counter of the Seven-11 From a quarter past 6:00 to a quarter to 7:00 The manager, Bevan, starts to abuse me Hey, man, I just want some muesli
Neon signs, hidden messages Questions, answers, fetishes You know you're not in high finance Considering secondhand underpants
Check your mind, how'd it get so bad? What happened to those other underpants you had? Look in your pockets, haven't found a cent yet
- Landlord's on your balls - Have you paid your rent yet?
Inner... inner-city Inner-city pressure
Inner-city pressure
Inner... inner-city Inner-city pressure
Inner-city pressure
So you think maybe you'll be a prostitute Just to pay for your lessons, you're learning the flute Ladies wouldn't pay you very much for this Looks like you'll never be a concert flautist
You don't measure up to the expectation When you're unemployed there's no vacation No one cares, no one sympathizes You just stay home and play synthesizers