Karaoké Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats

There was a lot of rocking going on that night

Cruising time for the young bright lights

Just down past the gasworks by the meat factory door

The Five Lamp boys were coming on strong

The Saturday night city beat had already started

And the, the pulse of the corner boys just sprang into action

And young Billy watched it under the yellow street light

And said "tonight of all nights there's gonna be a fight"

Billy don't like it living here in this town

The traps have been sprung long before he was born

Hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors

And pus and grime ooze from its scab-crusted sores

There's screaming and crying in the high-rise blocks

It's a rat trap Billy, but you're already caught

And you can make it if you want it or you need it bad enough

You're young and good-looking and you're acting kind of tough

Anyway it's Saturday night time to see what's going down

Put on the bright suit Billy head for the right side of town

It's only eight o'clock but you're already bored

You don't know what it is but there's got to be more

You'd better find a way out

Hey, kick down that door

It's a rat trap

And you've been caught

In this town Billy says everybody's trying to tell you what to do

In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta follow rules

You walk up to those traffic lights

You switch from your left to right

You push in that button and that button comes alight and it says

Walk

Walk

Talk

Talk

Walk

Walk

Talk

Talk

Hey Billy take a walk take a walk, take a walk

Billy take a walk take a walk, take a walk

Billy take a walk take a walk, take a walk

Hey Billy take a walk with me

Don't you walk that misery

Swing high, swing free

Well little Judy's trying to watch Top of the Pops

But mum and dad are fighting don't they ever stop

She takes off her coat and walks down into the street

It's cold on that road but it's got that home beat

Deep down in her pockets she finds fifty p

Hey is that any way for a young girl to be?

I'm gonna get out of school work in some factory

Work all the hours God gave me get myself a little easy money

Na na na na na na na na now

Her mind's made up she walks down the road

Her hands in her pockets coat buttoned 'gainst the cold

She finally finds Billy down at the Italian cafe

When he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy says

But then he mumbles in his coffee and he suddenly roars

It's a rat trap Judy

And we've been

Hey, Billy

Don't go home alone tonight

The boys are 'round and they're lookin' for a fight

Watch out, watch out watch out, watch out watch out when you're out late

It's a rat trap and they'll they'll take you down

Let's get out of that rat trap