I Don't Need This Pressure Ron Lyrics - Billy Bragg

What was that bang 

It was the next big thing 

Exploding over our heads 

And soon the next generation 

Will emerge from behind the bike sheds 

What are we going to offer 'em 

The exact same thing as before 

But a different way to wear it 

And the promise of a whole lot more 

Oh pity the pressures at the top 

The tantrums and the tears 

And the sound of platinum cash deals 

Ringin' in their ears 

Money maketh man a Tory 

Don't fire that assumption at me 

I like toast as much as anyone 

But not for breakfast dinner and tea 

So don't saddle me with your ideals 

And spare me all your guilt 

For a poet with all the answers 

Has never yet been built 

I see no shame in putting my name 

To socialism's cause 

Nor seeking some more relevance 

Than spotlight and applause 

Neither in the name of conscience 

Nor the name of charity 

Money is put where mouths are 

In the name of solidarity 

We sing of freedom 

And we speak of liberation 

But such chances come 

But once a generation 

So I'll ignore what I am sure 

Were the best of your intentions 

You were judged by your actions 

And not by your pretensions 

There's drudgery in social change 

And glory for the few 

And if you don't tell me what not to say 

I won't tell you what not to do