Lyrics

Facing the world ain't easy, when there isn't anything going

Standing at the corner waiting, watching time go by

Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time

'Cause when I see that union man walking down the street

He's the man who decides if I live or I die, if I starve, or I eat

Then he walks up to me and the sun begins to shine

Then he walks right past and I know that I've got to get back in the line

Now I think of what my mamma told me

She always said that it would never ever work out

But all I want to do is make some money

And bring you home some wine

I don't want you ever to see me standing in that line

'Cause that union man's got such a hold over me

He's the man who decides if I live or I die, if I starve or I eat

Then he walks up to me and the sun begins to shine

Then he walks right past and I know that I've got to get back in the line

Get back, get back, get back, back in the line

Writer(s): Raymond Davies

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date of release

08-12-2008

1 I'm Not Like Everybody Else (Mono Mix)
2 She's Got Everything (Stereo Mix)
3 Village Green (Stereo Mix)
4 Lola (Mono 'Cherry Cola' Single Version)
5 This Strange Effect - Live at Aeolian Hall, 1965
6 The Village Green Preservation Society (Stereo Mix)
7 Time Will Tell
8 Days (Stereo Mix)
9 David Watts
10 See My Friends
11 I Need You
12 Who'll Be the Next In Line
13 Till the End of the Day - Mono Mix
14 Two Sisters
15 Long Tall Sally (Mono Mix)
16 Stop Your Sobbing
17 Death of a Clown
18 Tired of Waiting for You
19 Set Me Free
20 Wait Till the Summer Comes Along
21 Sunny Afternoon (Mono Mix)
22 I Believed You (Demo)
23 I'm a Hog for You Baby (Demo)
24 There's a New World Just Opening for Me (Mono Kassner Publishing Demo)
25 Come On Now (Mono Outtake With Two False Starts)
26 Brian Matthew Introduces the Kinks (Live At the BBC)
27 Love Me Till the Sun Shines - BBC Top Gear Session Brian Matthew Intro & Outro
28 This Is Where I Belong (Mono Mix)
29 Victoria
30 Lavender Hill - Mono Mix
31 Rosemary Rose (Mono Mix)
32 And I Will Love You (Mono Mix)
33 Apeman - Stereo Alternate Version
34 All Night Stand - Mono Mix;Demo
35 Too Much on My Mind (Stereo Mix)
36 Lincoln County - Mono Mix
37 Susannah's Still Alive (Mono Mix)
38 Mr. Reporter (Ray Davies Vocal Version)
39 All Day and All of the Night
40 Misfits
41 A Rock 'n Roll Fantasy
42 Better Things (Stereo Mix)
43 Shangri-La
44 Misty Water (Stereo Mix)
45 Animal Farm (Stereo Mix)
46 King Kong - Mono Mix
47 Big Sky (Stereo Mix)
48 Berkeley Mews (Mono Mix)
49 You Really Got Me - Mono Mix
50 Picture Book (Mono Mix)
51 Mr. Pleasant
52 Muswell Hillbilly
53 Preservation
54 Sweet Lady Genevieve
55 Daylight
56 Oklahoma USA
57 I'm On an Island
58 Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
59 Drivin'
60 Some Mother's Son
61 The Moneygoround
62 I Go to Sleep (Demo Version)
63 A Little Bit of Sunlight (Kassner Publishing Demo)
64 I Don't Need You Anymore
65 A Well Respected Man - Mono Mix
66 Dedicated Follower of Fashion - Alternate Version
67 Rosy Won't You Please Come Home - Mono Mix
68 Session Man - Mono Mix
69 Dead End Street - First Version
70 Where Have All the Good Times Gone
71 Good Luck Charm
72 Get Back in Line
73 The Way Love Used to Be
74 Celluloid Heroes (Remastered)
75 Alcohol
76 Sitting in My Hotel
77 Supersonic Rocket Ship

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