Full Steam Backwards

Full Steam Backwards Lyrics

Song	Full Steam Backwards
Artist	Stiff Little Fingers
Album	No Going Back
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	You studied hard and you got a good job,
	Cause you didn’t want to end up as just another sorry slob
	And you put some money away
	For a rainy day.
	And the job goes well and you like the work
	And you think promotion is a cert
	And you never see it ending any day
	And you get nice car
	And you get a nice wife
	And you think to yourself
	‘Man, it’s a wonderful life’
	But you don’t see the trouble heading right you way
	On the financial page
	Chorus
	Put your money in the bank, son, they all say
	You couldn’t see the bastards making hay
	[ ] it’s full steam backwards every day
	You get the house and things are going fine
	You look around and think ‘Is this all mine?’
	You’ve come so far, and it’s getting better every day
	But then the problems start to raise their heads
	Those investors [bastards?] weren’t all that they said
	You lay awake tormented by the certainty,
	That things aren’t how they seem.
	Chorus
	So you knuckle down until you lost the job
	You ended up just another sorry slob
	And all your money, well it simply drained away
	It’s the end of your glittering career,
	Now it’s over you’re out on your fucking ear
	And all the people who have done this have gone away
	With a big pay day
	Chorus

	You studied hard and you got a good job,
	Cause you didn' t want to end up as just another sorry slob
	And you put some money away
	For a rainy day.
	And the job goes well and you like the work
	And you think promotion is a cert
	And you never see it ending any day
	And you get nice car
	And you get a nice wife
	And you think to yourself
	' Man, it' s a wonderful life'
	But you don' t see the trouble heading right you way
	On the financial page
	Chorus
	Put your money in the bank, son, they all say
	You couldn' t see the bastards making hay
	it' s full steam backwards every day
	You get the house and things are going fine
	You look around and think ' Is this all mine?'
	You' ve come so far, and it' s getting better every day
	But then the problems start to raise their heads
	Those investors bastards? weren' t all that they said
	You lay awake tormented by the certainty,
	That things aren' t how they seem.
	Chorus
	So you knuckle down until you lost the job
	You ended up just another sorry slob
	And all your money, well it simply drained away
	It' s the end of your glittering career,
	Now it' s over you' re out on your fucking ear
	And all the people who have done this have gone away
	With a big pay day
	Chorus

	You studied hard and you got a good job,
	Cause you didn' t want to end up as just another sorry slob
	And you put some money away
	For a rainy day.
	And the job goes well and you like the work
	And you think promotion is a cert
	And you never see it ending any day
	And you get nice car
	And you get a nice wife
	And you think to yourself
	' Man, it' s a wonderful life'
	But you don' t see the trouble heading right you way
	On the financial page
	Chorus
	Put your money in the bank, son, they all say
	You couldn' t see the bastards making hay
	it' s full steam backwards every day
	You get the house and things are going fine
	You look around and think ' Is this all mine?'
	You' ve come so far, and it' s getting better every day
	But then the problems start to raise their heads
	Those investors bastards? weren' t all that they said
	You lay awake tormented by the certainty,
	That things aren' t how they seem.
	Chorus
	So you knuckle down until you lost the job
	You ended up just another sorry slob
	And all your money, well it simply drained away
	It' s the end of your glittering career,
	Now it' s over you' re out on your fucking ear
	And all the people who have done this have gone away
	With a big pay day
	Chorus

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