Stands To Reason — текст песни (Stiff Little Fingers)

They say our country`s on the rocks and Britain is the greatest
They say the blacks get all the jobs, they say that they are lazy
A nice girl won`t let you have sex, enjoys it if you make her
The media all twist the facts, I read it in the paper

Stands to reason
You`ve heard it said so it has to be the truth
Fact or fiction, what`s the difference, they say it`s so
But think again, repeat mistakes and it`s never gonna change
And you never get the truth if you never ask yourself
What do they know?

They say all cops are bastard thugs, they`re all a bunch of racists
The Scots are mean, the Irish mugs, at heart all men are rapists
Girls today they ask for it, I never touched your mother
And youngsters now are all on drugs, yes, thanks, I`ll have another

Stands to reason
Mark my words, take a tip from one who knows
You will know more when you`re older, they say it`s so
But come again, question it when you see it doesn`t fit
And you never get the truth if you never ask yourself

So you ask me what`s the score
Well, I can only say to make up your own mind
I`d rather see the whole world die than you or I believe a lie
What do I know?

We had it hard when I was young, we used to have such great times
A man took pride in what he`d done, you should have seen the breadlines
To get back to that golden age there must be unemployment
But kids today don`t want to work, they`re just out for enjoyment

Stands to reason
It won`t change cos it`s always been the same
People hating, people fighting, they say it`s so
Do you believe that? Perhaps you do but it`s only up to you
And you never get the truth if you never ask yourself
What do they know?