Born up in the city streets How did she get tired of me? How come you dare to dare to be different? You were my [?] You had the world so [?] My folks said, "Join the bloody army," yeah Got a job at the cemetery [?] but the CME My feet were bruised, my hands were bleedin' Playin' guitar in the streets alone Woman stared, wouldn't leave me alone God said, "Love being a vagrant," yeah Was this a rebel without reason? A hot potato without coals? Or was this youthful desolation? So much to learn, nowhere to turn Days of rage Years of promise Who to be like mine Who to be like yours Days of rage Years of promise Don't let it slip by Without wondering why Ow! Strut back aside, came out The old man said I was a lazy sod Runnin' 'round with thieves and runners from the West End Take a piss, stay up all night Told [?] gon' start a fight The beer was warm, the women freezing It was a time in decisions New [?] glass, new mercy given I searched for truth in words of wisdom Turned back the clock, [?] or not Days of rage Years of promise Who to be like mine Who to be like yours Days of rage Years of promise It'll pass you by With a wink of an eye The immigrants love our nation We wrote on every wall and station No home, no job, no expectations Nothing's changed, so who's to blame? Days of rage Years of promise Don't be like mine Better be like yours Days of rage Years of promise It'll pass you by With a wink of an eye Days of rage Years of promise Who to be like mine Better be like yours Days of rage Years of promise Don't let it slip by Without wondering why Days of rage Years of promise Who to be like mine Who to be like yours Days of rage Years of promise Don't let it slip by Without wondering why Yeah, yeah Yeah Fuckin' yeah