Lyrics and translation Billy Bragg - Accident Waiting To Happen
I've
always
been
impressed
with
a
girl
J'ai
toujours
été
impressionné
par
une
fille
Who
could
sing
for
her
supper
and
get
breakfast
as
well
Qui
pouvait
chanter
pour
son
souper
et
obtenir
le
petit
déjeuner
aussi
That's
the
way
I
am,
heaven
help
me
C'est
comme
ça
que
je
suis,
que
le
ciel
m'aide
He
said,
"We
don't
like
peace
campaigners
around
here"
Il
a
dit:
"Nous
n'aimons
pas
les
pacifistes
par
ici"
As
he
nailed
another
one
to
the
wall
Alors
qu'il
en
clouait
un
autre
au
mur
And
that's
what
gets
me
in
trouble,
heaven
help
me
Et
c'est
ce
qui
me
met
dans
le
pétrin,
que
le
ciel
m'aide
Goodbye
and
good
luck
to
all
the
promises
you've
broken
Au
revoir
et
bonne
chance
pour
toutes
les
promesses
que
tu
as
brisées
Goodbye
and
good
luck
to
all
the
rubbish
that
you've
spoken
Au
revoir
et
bonne
chance
pour
tout
le
ramassis
de
bêtises
que
tu
as
dites
Your
life
has
lost
its
dignity,
its
beauty
and
its
passion
Ta
vie
a
perdu
sa
dignité,
sa
beauté
et
sa
passion
You're
an
accident
waiting
to
happen
Tu
es
un
accident
qui
attend
de
se
produire
There
you
are
standing
at
the
bar
Te
voilà
debout
au
bar
And
you're
giving
me
grief
about
the
DDR
Et
tu
me
fais
des
reproches
à
propos
de
la
RDA
And
that
chip
on
your
shoulder
gets
bigger
as
you
get
older
Et
cette
puce
sur
ton
épaule
devient
plus
grosse
à
mesure
que
tu
vieillis
One
of
these
nights
you're
gonna
get
caught
Une
de
ces
nuits,
tu
vas
te
faire
prendre
It'll
give
you
a
pregnant
pause
for
thought
Cela
te
donnera
une
pause
de
réflexion
You're
a
dedicated
swallower
of
Fascism
Tu
es
un
avaleur
dévoué
du
fascisme
Time
up
and
time
out
for
all
the
liberties
you've
taken
Le
temps
est
écoulé
et
le
temps
est
arrêté
pour
toutes
les
libertés
que
tu
as
prises
Time
up
and
time
out
for
all
the
friends
that
you've
forsaken
Le
temps
est
écoulé
et
le
temps
est
arrêté
pour
tous
les
amis
que
tu
as
abandonnés
And
if
you
choose
to
waste
away
like
death
is
back
in
fashion
Et
si
tu
choisis
de
t'éteindre
comme
la
mort
est
de
retour
à
la
mode
You're
an
accident
waiting
to
happen
Tu
es
un
accident
qui
attend
de
se
produire
My
dreams
are
so
unoriginal
Mes
rêves
sont
tellement
originaux
I
have
all
the
self
loathing
of
a
wolf
in
sheep's
clothing
J'ai
toute
la
haine
de
soi
d'un
loup
déguisé
en
mouton
In
this
carnival
of
carnivores,
heaven
help
me
Dans
ce
carnaval
de
carnivores,
que
le
ciel
m'aide
Goodbye
and
good
luck
to
all
the
promises
you've
broken
Au
revoir
et
bonne
chance
pour
toutes
les
promesses
que
tu
as
brisées
Goodbye
and
good
luck
to
all
the
rubbish
that
you've
spoken
Au
revoir
et
bonne
chance
pour
tout
le
ramassis
de
bêtises
que
tu
as
dites
Your
life
has
lost
its
dignity,
its
beauty
and
its
passion
Ta
vie
a
perdu
sa
dignité,
sa
beauté
et
sa
passion
You're
an
accident
waiting
to
happen
Tu
es
un
accident
qui
attend
de
se
produire
You're
an
accident
waiting
to
happen
Tu
es
un
accident
qui
attend
de
se
produire
You're
a
dedicated
swallower
of
Fascism
Tu
es
un
avaleur
dévoué
du
fascisme
You're
an
accident
waiting
to
happen
Tu
es
un
accident
qui
attend
de
se
produire
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95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
2 Never Had No One Ever
3 Qualifications
4 The Fourteenth of February (Demo)
5 Upfield (Demo)
6 Goalhanger (Demo)
7 The Space Race Is Over (Demo)
8 Sugar Daddy (Demo)
9 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (Demo)
10 As Long as You Hold Me (Demo)
11 Goalhanger
12 King James (Alternative Version)
13 The Fourteenth Of February
14 Northern Industrial Town
15 The Space Race Is Over
16 Brickbat
17 A Pict Song
18 Sugardaddy
19 Everybody Loves You Babe
20 Upfield
21 From Red To Blue
22 Piccadilly Rambler
23 Thatcherites
24 This Gulf Between Us
25 All Fall Down
26 Jane Allen
27 12345678
28 England, Half English - 7" Remix
29 Take Down the Union Jack - Band Version
30 Tears of My Tracks - Demo
31 You Pulled the Carpet Out
32 Yarra Song
33 He'll Go Down - Demo
34 Glad and Sorry
35 Mansion on the Hill
36 Billericay Dickie
37 Tears of My Tracks
38 Dreadbelly
39 He'll Go Down
40 Another Kind of Judy
41 Baby Faroukh
42 Some Days I See the Point
43 NPWA
44 England, Half English
45 Distant Shore
46 St. Monday
47 Dry Bed - Band Version
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49 Revolution
50 Raglan Road (Live)
51 Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)
52 Reason to Believe (Live)
53 Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)
54 The Short Answer (Alternate Version)
55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
56 That's Entertainment
57 Love Has No Pride
58 The Price I Pay (Demo)
59 The Only One (Demo)
60 Bad Penny (Demo)
61 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwar
62 The Short Answer
63 The Only One
64 Life with the Lions
65 Valentine's Day Is Over
66 Rotting on Remand
67 Little Time Bomb
68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
71 Accident Waiting To Happen
72 Moving The Goalposts
73 Cindy Of A Thousand Lives
74 The Few - Demo
75 Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
76 Bread & Circuses
77 Trust - Demo
78 Everywhere - Alternate Version
79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
80 Sexuality - Demo
81 North Sea Bubble - Demo
82 Party of God
83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
85 Rumours Of War
86 North Sea Bubble
87 Dolphins
88 Tank Park Salute
89 Mother Of The Bride
90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
94 You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
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