Mansion On the Hill

He hit the dance hall round about mid-nine

Gin and juice and he's a'feelin fine

Come the morning all the sounds went up

Police, The Man said the joint was shut

All the brothers gettin' busted outside

Undercover officer readin' them their rights

"A one way ticket boy, you're prison bound."

The night the lights in Dowlais went down, so



How long we gotta wait until

We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now



How long we gotta waste our time

Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now



She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck

Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up

Pickin' pockets for some easy money

'Cause she blew the goddamn lot on the National Lottery

Steals a paper to check the front page

Headlines read "The dance hall can't be saved"

How can they open up an opera house?

On the night the lights in Dowlais went down, yeah



So how long we gotta wait until

We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now



How long we gotta waste our time

Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now

I tell you now





Tweak-freak Tony on the four-to-eight

Special Branch sting, right time wrong place

Columbian connections in the corridors of power

Mean the man on the money ain't ever goin' down

Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute

A little taste of toot and now he's bullet proof

Tony tunes to underground radio

On the night the lights in Dowlias went down, so



How long we gotta wait until

We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now, I want to know right now



How long we gotta waste our time

Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now, yeah sing it now!



How long we gotta wait until

We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now



How long we gotta waste our time

Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?

The meek ain't gonna inherit shh...

I want to know right now