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Sham 69 – They Don't Understand (1978) | Track profile | Dork

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Sham 69
Tell Us the Truth
They Don't Understand

TRACK

They Don't Understand

Release date: 18th February 1978

From Tell Us the Truth

About This Track

"They Don't Understand" is a track by Sham 69, from the album Tell Us the Truth, released 18th February 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Sham 69

Sham 69

Lyrics

They Don't Understand

They don't understand no they don't understand

They don't wanna understand

When you smash a phone box

Or you break into a shop

They take you down the station

And they nick you for the lot

Everyone keeps telling me I'm gonna be free

We all know we'll never be free

When I take a razor and I wanna take my life

I wanna take a knife and I wanna take my life

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Track details

From Tell Us the Truth

1978

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Tell Us the Truth

Release year

1978

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