A nation of the finest shopkeepers 
Now a nation of cloudy eyed checkout girls 
Career opportunities love 
You can stack the shelves 
Or if you're lucky you can work the tills 
And all the lads are packed off fighting 
Now that you'd know 
'Cause no one ever says a word 
Blair's legacy a barrel of oil 
Depression recession 
It's a mess a bloody mess and that's all 

Hello we're the generation 
Who do what we're told 
By the corporation hello 
Hello we're the generation 
Who do what we're told 
By the corporations hello 

A nation of the finest shopkeepers 
Now a nation that's quietly answering calls 
Career opportunities love 
You can man the phones 
If you're lucky you'll scrub the floors 
And all the lads are packed off fighting 
They never knew 
Thought that they might see the world 
Shellshocked in a dusty old hell hole 
Wishing for the kisses 
Of a cloudy eyed checkout girl 
Yeah that's all 

Hello we're the generation 
Who do what we're told 
By the corporation hello 
Hello we're the generation 
Who do what we're told 
By the corporations hello 
Oh hello 
Hello Hello Hello 
Generation corporation hello 
Hello we're the generation 
Who do what we're told 
By the corporation hello