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Spandau Ballet – With the Pride (1984) | Track profile | Dork

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Parade
With the Pride

TRACK

With the Pride

Release date: 25th June 1984

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About This Track

"With the Pride" is a track by Spandau Ballet, from the album Parade, released 25th June 1984. Full lyrics are available below.

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Spandau Ballet

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Lyrics

With the Pride

[Intro]

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

[Verse 1]

Build on rock, or build on sand

They're never gonna lend a hand

So nothing grows or nothing stands

I can't take any more

I can't take any more

There's not a lot of space for me

But I've still got my dignity

I've got my price

Don't say I'm free

I can't take anymore

I can't take anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'm hungry

I could eat anything

But I'm hungry

Ooh, let's dance, ooh, let's swing

And all that I hear are the words that she sings

Now they've taken it all

Now they've taken it all

[Chorus]

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

[Verse 2]

I'd rather take this cure for life

Than make myself a sacrifice

When living is to pay the price

I can't take anymore

I can't take anymore

It takes a while to understand

When your eyes are full of sand

When only time is in your hands

I can't take anymore

I can't take anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'm hungry

I could eat anything

But I'm hungry

Ooh, let's dance, ooh, let's swing

And all that I hear are the words that she sings

Now they've taken it all

Now they've taken it all

[Chorus]

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

[Instrumental]

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'm hungry

I could eat anything

But I'm hungry

Ooh, let's dance, ooh, let's swing

And all that I hear are the words that she sings

Now they've taken it all

Now they've taken it all

[Chorus]

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

[Outro]

Just leave me with the pride

With the pride (that I worked for today)

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Now they've taken the reason away

Just leave me with the pride

That I worked for

Today

Leave me with the pride

Leave me with the pride

With the pride

That I worked for

Today

Track details

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1984

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Gary Kemp
Producer: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain

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