Bust my back on the levy - broke my strings on the bbc
Found my chops on eel pie island - paid my dues at the marquee
Slagged off by the n.m.e. - lost my stash and my virginity
In this [bad word] business

Got my face on ed sullivan - broke my heart on the soul train
Introduced to [bad word] - lost cells down at brain drain
And before I could mend - lost the missus, missed the girlfriend
In this [bad word] business

Now we like to air condition - though the air has no ozone ring
Still theyre chopping down the forest for mcdonalds and the burger king
Eating cows with such persistance - doesnt offer much resistance
To this [bad word] business

There are too many things - stressing out the nervous system
Girls you used to know - fellas that may have kissedem
Some got rabies - some got fleas - some got incurable diseases
From this [bad word] business

Everybodys after as many points as they can get
As long as its not them that has to pay
No one really minds the debt
5-star actors, tax inspectors, film producers and directors
With their [bad word] business

Well you do what you can - cant do much more than that
(no you cant do what he just said)
Some days youre pretty sharp - on other days you feel half dead
(while you make your daily bread)
Didnt want to be a star - wanted just to play guitar
In this [bad word] business