Hope Street — текст песни (Stiff Little Fingers)

(Jake Burns)

So you`re living on a false reputation
You`re a big man in this town
And it seems by your own estimation
That you`re a character of renown
But it`s all deceptive
Your facade`s defective
Yet it`s what`s expected
When you`re really just the same as all of us

Chorus
You`re living on Hope Street
(Living on Hope Street)
You`re living on hunger and desire
You`re living on Hope Street
(Living on Hope Street)
And I hope that you never loose the fire

Whole lives lived under the burden
The strain of the buying age
Believe me I know it for certain
That you can break from the cage
By holding your head high
Get a little self pride
Self respect on your side
And you`ll find that all the doors fly open wide

(Chorus)

And all the problems at your door
Don`t let them bother you no more
Just take them all down one by one
You`ll find they fall apart
If you face them with head and heart
And what was hard doesn`t seem so hard no more

(Chorus twice)