Tattoos Lyrics - Frank Turner

Oh it's payday, yes it's payday 

I got my pay cheque from the man 

There's not so many jobs that I can get these days 

With these marks all over my hands 

But I'm gonna take that cheque 

I'm gonna head across the track 

To the wrong side of this town 

I'm gonna open the door 

I'm gonna bask in the roar 

Of that familiar buzzing needle sound 

Because the ink in my skin 

Where the needle went in 

However many years ago 

Has left marks on my arms 

And they say who I am 

Everywhere that I go 

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Some people have one and 

Some have one that they're ashamed of 

Most people think that we're fools 

Some people don't get it and 

Some people don't care 

And some of us we have tattoos 

Oh it's fading, yes it's fading 

Some of the things that I believed back then 

Yes my skin has started sagging and 

The ink has started running 

And I've got buddy tattoos with people 

Who aren't friends 

Oh I've even got black x's from when I was straight edge 

So crack open a beer friends now 

And let's make a pledge 

If we had the luck to live our lives 

A second time through we'd be sure to get the same tattoos 

Photos 

Because the ink in my skin 

Where the needle went in 

However many years ago 

Has left marks on my arms 

And they say who I am 

Everywhere that I go 

Some people have one and 

Some have one that they're ashamed of 

Most people think that we're fools 

Some people don't get it and 

Some people don't care 

And some of us we have tattoos 

We've got hearts for the lovers 

And playing cards for the gamblers 

Black flag bars for the punks 

And sailing ships for the ramblers 

We got skulls for the living 

And the pain pays our dues 

And some of us we have tattoos