Black Boys On Mopeds

Album: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990)
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  • Margareth Thatcher on TV
    Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing
    It seems strange that she should be offended
    The same orders are given by her

    I've said this before now
    You said I was childish and you'll say it now
    Remember what I told you
    If they hated me they will hate you

    England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
    It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds
    And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving
    I don't want him to be aware that there's
    Any such thing as grieving

    Young mother down at Smithfield
    5 AM, looking for food for her kids
    In her arms she holds three cold babies
    And the first word that they learned was "please"

    These are dangerous days
    To say what you feel is to dig your own grave
    Remember what I told you
    If you were of the world they would love you

    England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
    It's the home of police who kill blacks boys on mopeds
    And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving
    I don't want him to be aware that there's
    Any such thing as grieving Writer/s: Sinead O'Connor
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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