Stiff Little Fingers - Full Steam Backwards lyrics

So you studied hard and you got a good job Cos you don’t want to be just another slob And you put some money away for a rainy day And the job goes well And you like the work And you think promotion is a cert And you never see it ending any day And you get a nice car And you get a nice wife And you think to yourself: “Man it’s a wonderful life!” But you don’t see the trouble headed right your way On the financial page [Chorus:] Put your money in a bank son, they all said You couldn’t see the ba*tards making hay You’re sailing full steam backwards everyday Put your money in a bank son, they all said You couldn’t see the ba*tards making hay You’re sailing full steam backwards everyday You get the house and things are going fine You look around and think: “Is this all mine?” You’ve come so far, it’s getting better every day But then the problems start to raise their heads Those investors weren’t all that they said You lay awake tormented by the certainty That things aren’t how they seem [Chorus x2] So you knuckle down Until you lost the job You ended up just another sorry sod And all your money well it simply drained away It’s the end of your glittering career Now it’s over you’re out on your f**ing ear And all the people who did this have all gone away With a big payday [Chorus x3]