You found chances in this place To build upon your affluence and build upon your grace You'd have come sooner if you'd known Now you're brushing up the velvet and the beads upon your throne You come thundering in You come thundering in You want and you're taking plenty And all the things that we knew You've plundered them through And you'll drink till our cup is empty Blindly thundering Once the old ones used to meet With stories told before the fire the whisky tasted sweet You did not want them to be seen Now you're polishing the vinyl and your video machine You come thundering in You come thundering in You want and you're taking plenty And all the things that we knew You've plundered them through And you'll drink till our cup is empty Blindly thundering How can you repay them for stealing their pride? For stealing the place that they keep deep inside? So you'll move these ancient stones You'll cut away these green and spreading towers that have grown And when we ask you where they've gone Well, you polish your excuses for the made man must move on You come thundering in You come thundering in You want and you're taking plenty And all the things that we knew You've plundered them through And you'll drink till our cup is empty Blindly thundering