North And South

1985-11-043:27 minSynced lyrics

"North And South" is a song by The Clash, released in 1985 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:27 long and contains 47 lines and 241 words.

0:08And so we say

0:11We ain't got life

0:14Don't want a cardboard cut out

0:18Don't want a plastic knife

0:22Now I know time can march

0:25With it's chargin' feet

0:29Now I know words are only cheap

0:34It's gonna be a burn out

0:37All around this town

0:41The south is up

0:44But the north is down

0:48There's gonna be a killin'

0:51Of a woman and a man

0:55Trying to feed that child

0:58Without a coin in their hand

1:04And so we say

1:07Have you no use

1:11For eight million hands

1:14And the power of youth

1:18Now I know time can march

1:21With it's chargin' feet

1:25Now I know words are only cheap

1:30It's gonna be a burn out

1:34All around this town

1:37The south is up

1:41But the north is down

1:45There's gonna be a killin'

1:48Of a woman and a man

1:51Trying to feed that child

1:55Without a coin in their hand

1:59It's gonna be a burn out

2:32And so we say

2:35We ain't diggin' no graves

2:39We're diggin' a foundation

2:42For a future to be made

2:46Now I know time can march

2:49With it's chargin' feet

2:53Now I know words are only cheap

2:58It's gonna be a burn out

3:02All around this town

3:06The south is up

3:09But the north is down

3:13There's gonna be a killin'

3:16Of a woman and a man

3:19Trying to feed that child

3:23Without a coin in their hand

3:27It's gonna be a burn out

And so we say
We ain't got life
Don't want a cardboard cut out
Don't want a plastic knife
Now I know time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The south is up
But the north is down
There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
And so we say
Have you no use
For eight million hands
And the power of youth
Now I know time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The south is up
But the north is down
There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
It's gonna be a burn out
And so we say
We ain't diggin' no graves
We're diggin' a foundation
For a future to be made
Now I know time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The south is up
But the north is down
There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
It's gonna be a burn out

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