Hope Street — Stiff Little Fingers

So you're living on a false reputation You're a big man in this town And it seems by your own estimation That you're a character of renown But it's all deceptive Your facade's defective Yet it's what's expected When you're really just the same as all of us

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You're living on Hope Street You're living on hunger and desire You're living on Hope Street And I hope that you never loose the fire

Whole lives lived under the burden The strain of the buying age Believe me I know it for certain That you can break from the cage By holding your head high Get a little self pride Self respect on your side And you'll find that all the doors fly open wide

And all the problems at your door Don't let them bother you no more Just take them all down one by one You'll find they fall apart If you face them with head and heart And what was hard doesn't seem so hard no more