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  1. Tracks
  2. Stiff Little Fingers
  3. Guitar & Drum
  4. Protect And Serve

TRACK

Stiff Little Fingers

Protect And Serve

Release date: 25th May 2004

From Guitar & Drum
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About This Track

"Protect And Serve" is a track by Stiff Little Fingers, from the album Guitar & Drum, released 25th May 2004. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers

Lyrics

Protect And Serve

Mama Papa It's cold in here

I'm hurt and I'm bleeding and I'm really scared

I don't wanna go back outside

Cause the bigboys are waiting and they'll get me one more time

And if we can't protect the weak

How can we call ourselves strong

Is the assurance that they seek

So beyond us all

Help me, someone, is anyone there?

This man asked directions and I said I'd help

Now I'm tied up and all alone

And I don't think he ever plans to let me

Go back home

And if we can't protect the young

How can we call ourselves grown

They place their trust in anyone

Only to lose it all

And when it happens we seem so surprised

Like we've not seen it all before

We wring our hands & cry

What do they do it for

What do they do it for

What do they do it for

Broken fingers & the phones too far

Can't even think now why I opened the door

Robbed and battered I've lost all pride

There was only enough cash to see that I got by

And if we can't protect the old

How can we call ourselves civilized?

And is the comfort they deserve

So difficult to provide?

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Track details

From Guitar & Drum

2004
Album
Guitar & Drum
Guitar & Drum
Stiff Little Fingers
Release year
2004
  1. —Be True To Yourself
  2. —Can't Get Away With That
  3. —Empty Sky
  4. —Dead Man Walking
  5. —Best Of Fools
  6. —Guitar and Drum
  7. —I Waited
  8. —High & Low
  9. —Protect And Serve
  10. —Achilles' Heart
  11. —Strummerville
  12. —Still Burning
  13. —Walking Dynamite
  14. —Who Died and Made You Elvis?

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