Inner-city life,inner-city pressure
The concrete worldis starting to get ya
The city is alive,the city is expanding
Living in the citycan be demanding

You've pawned everything,everything you own
Your [bad word] jarand a camera phone
You don't know where you're going,you cross the street
You don't know why you did,you walk back across the street

Standing in the sittingroom totally skint
And your favorite jerseyis covered in lint
You want to sit downbut you've sold your chair
So you...you just stand there

You just stand there
Just stand there!

Inner...
inner-city
Inner-city pressure

Inner-city pressure

Counting coins onthe counter of the Seven-11
From a quarter past 6:00 to a quarter to 7:00
The manager, Bevan, starts to abuse me
Hey, man, I just want some muesli

Neon signs, hidden messages
Questions, answers, fetishes
You know you're not in high finance
Considering secondhand underpants

Check your mind, how'd it get so bad?
What happened to those other underpants you had?
Look in your pockets, haven't found a cent yet

- Landlord's on your balls
- Have you paid your rent yet?

Inner...
inner-city
Inner-city pressure

Inner-city pressure

Inner...
inner-city
Inner-city pressure

Inner-city pressure

So you think maybe you'll be a prostitute
Just to pay for your lessons, you're learning the flute
Ladies wouldn't pay you very much for this
Looks like you'll never be a concert flautist

You don't measure up to the expectation
When you're unemployed there's no vacation
No one cares, no one sympathizes
You just stay home and play synthesizers

Inner-city pressure

Inner-city pressure

Inner...
inner-city
Inner-city pressure

Inner-city pressure

Inner...
inner-city
Inner-city pressure

Inner-city pressure.