Strummer he's dead and gone.
His legacy must carry on
Do you want to know your roots.
A white riot and a rebel truce
I see my youth passing into time.
Fighting everyday for what I left behind
Same old story it's a clampdown.
An age old story it's a clampdown
Punk rocker in the USA
It's time for a revolution today
Banton's warning Babylon's burning
But you don't care.
You don't care.
You don't care
I see the kids in the streets dancing to a different beat
Are you really here to stay or is it just a fashion play
Robber barons standing in a line foamin at the mouth just to take your dime
Same old story it's a clampdown.
An age old story it's a clampdown
Will you stand up and fight or will you lay down and die
Will you die on your feet or will you live on your knees
Working class heroes standing in the line.
Fighting everyday just to unionize
Same old story it's a clampdown.
An age old story it's a clampdown