Intro F

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The sirens' risin'
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There's a distant blues dance on a crowded street
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The temperature's a-risin'
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Soon you're gonna be runnin' down 

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Those burnin' streets, come on
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The century that's hardly on its feet
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And the late news breaks early
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Does the sun rise from the west or from the east?
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An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city


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London is burnin'; don't tell the Queen
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Somebody tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green
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Piccadilly's yearning, like a reggae beat 
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Soon you're gonna be runnin' down

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Those burnin' streets, come on
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And you're waitin' for your flag to be unfurled
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And the late news breaks early
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So how should life be lived around the world?    (If London is burnin')


An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city
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Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! 
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Yeah, ah-come on  (London is burnin') 
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Yeah, ah-come on  (London is burnin')

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  (Soon you're gonna be runnin? down)
                                              
  (Soon you're gonna be runnin? down)
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Those burnin' streets, come on!
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Does the universal cop have a beat?
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And the late news breaks early
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Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky Street?


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An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city
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Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on!
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Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')
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Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')


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Too many guns in this damn town

At the supermarket, you gotta duck down
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Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round    (London is burnin')
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There's too many guns in this damn town    (London is burnin')
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Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round    (London is burnin')
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Too many guns in this damn town        (London is burnin')
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Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round    (London is burnin')