Streets - Two Nations lyrics

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Two nations divided<br />

By a common language<br />

And about two hundred years of new songs and dances<br />

But the differences in language<br />

Are just the bits you got wrong<br />

'Cause we were the ones who invented the language<br />

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Sorry, oi, that's just my idea of a joke<br />

But you guys are different to us 'across the pond' folk<br />

And I keep having to say that I'm only joking<br />

In New York when I have to buy fags on the road, oi<br />

Biggy man, god bless America and that<br />

But you lot keep killing all your best talent<br />

We build up our stars and then papers sweep on them<br />

And you build on stars and maniacs shoot 'em<br />

I don't know much about nines and macs<br />

But we still got two-two's we're inclined to pack<br />

And I much prefer the profit margin nowadays<br />

And crystal meth, it's all hype with crack<br />

It was no shock to me when we flew to the door<br />

At the Nars gig where the mans were shooting a war<br />

Since it got reported in the latest news story<br />

That London is now more dangerous than New york<br />

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Two nations divided<br />

By a common language (oi)<br />

And about two hundred years of new songs and dances<br />

But the differences in language<br />

Are just the bits you got wrong<br />

'Cause we were the ones who invented the language, oi<br />

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Understated is how we prefer to be<br />

That's why I've sold three million and you've never heard of me<br />

The paparazzi shoot me the the girls all loot on me<br />

But don't shoot hiders, we fight football rivalries<br />

The work wack means to con back home<br />

And I wrote the ten wack commandments on my own<br />

I was in front of the bloke shooting at the Nars show<br />

But they weren't shooting at him it was honor that night though<br />

We don't shoot idols happily shoot instead<br />

Up my road the police just shot a youth dead<br />

'Cause they guessed he might of been a bit of a terrorister<br />

Does this bomb look big in this bag then but we love Biggy, Johnny Cash and Stevie Wonder<br />

It's no Biggy we got no cash and it's no wonder<br />

'Cause I'm proud we gave you people like John Lennon<br />

...Even though you shot him as well<br />

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Two nations divided<br />

By a common language<br />

And about two hundred years of new songs and dances<br />

But the differences in language<br />

Are just the bits you got wrong<br />

'Cause we were the ones who invented the language