Rat Trap

There was a lotta rockin' going on that night

Cruisin' time for the young bright lights

Just down past the gasworks by the meat factory door

The five lamp boys were comin' on strong

The Saturday night city beat had already started

And the, the pulse of the corner boys just sprang into action

And young Billy watched it under the yellow street light

And said, "Tonight, of all nights, there's gonna be a fight"

Billy don't like it, livin' here in this town

He says traps have been sprung long before he was born

He says hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors

And pus and grime ooze from its scab crusted sores

There's screamin' and cryin' in the high-rise blocks

It's a rat trap, Billy, but you're already caught

And you can make it if you wanna or you need it bad enough

You're young and good looking and you're acting kinda tough

Anyway, it's Saturday night, time to see what's goin' down

Put on the bright suit, Billy, head for the right side of town

It's only eight o'clock but you're already bored

You don't know what it is but there's gotta be more

You better find a way out, hey, kick down that door

It's a rat trap, and you've been caught

In this town Billy says everybody's tryna tell you what to do

In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta follow rules

You walk up to the traffic lights, you switch from your left to right

You push in that button and that button comes alight

It says walk, don't walk

Walk, don't walk

Talk, don't talk

Talk, don't talk

Walk, don't walk

Walk, don't walk

Talk, don't talk

Talk, don't talk

Hey, Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk

Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk

Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk

Hey, Billy, take a walk with me

Take a walk that leads to me

Sweet high school blues

Whoa, little Judy's tryna watch top of the pops

But Mom and Dad are fighting, don't they ever stop?

She takes off her coat and walks down to the street

It's cold on the road, but it's got that home beat

Deep down in her pocket, she finds fifty P

Hey, is that any way for a young girl to be?

I'm gonna get outta school, work in some factory

Work all the hours God gave me, get myself a little easy money

Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now

Her mind's made up, she walks down the road

Her hands in her pockets, coat buttoned against the cold

She finally finds Billy down at the Italian cafe

When he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy says

But then he mumbles in his coffee and he suddenly roars

"It's a rat trap, Judy, and we've been caught"

Rat trap, you've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap

You've been caught in a rat trap