Lyrics and translation The Specials - Rat Race (BBC In Concert) [Live]
You′re
working
at
your
leisure
to
learn
the
things
you'll
need
Tu
travailles
à
ton
aise
pour
apprendre
les
choses
dont
tu
auras
besoin
The
promises
you
make
tomorrow
will
carry
no
guarantee
Les
promesses
que
tu
fais
aujourd'hui
ne
seront
pas
garanties
demain
I′ve
seen
your
qualifications,
you've
got
a
Ph.D.
J'ai
vu
tes
qualifications,
tu
as
un
doctorat
I've
got
one
art
O
level,
it
did
nothing
for
me.
J'ai
un
niveau
d'art
O,
ça
ne
m'a
rien
apporté.
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You
know
you′re
wasting
your
time
Tu
sais
que
tu
perds
ton
temps
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You′re
no
friend
of
mine
Tu
n'es
pas
mon
ami
You
plan
your
conversation
to
impress
the
college
bar
Tu
planifies
tes
conversations
pour
impressionner
au
bar
du
collège
Just
talking
about
your
mother
and
daddy's
Jaguar
Tu
parles
juste
de
la
Jaguar
de
ta
mère
et
de
ton
père
Wear
your
political
t-shirt
and
sacred
college
scarf
Porte
ton
t-shirt
politique
et
ton
écharpe
sacrée
du
collège
Discussing
the
world′s
situation
but
just
for
a
laugh
Discute
de
la
situation
du
monde,
mais
juste
pour
rigoler
You'll
be
working
for
the
rat
race
Tu
travailleras
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You
know
you′re
wasting
your
time
Tu
sais
que
tu
perds
ton
temps
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You're
no
friend
of
mine
Tu
n'es
pas
mon
ami
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You
know
you′re
wasting
your
time
Tu
sais
que
tu
perds
ton
temps
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You're
no
friend
of
mine
Tu
n'es
pas
mon
ami
Just
working
at
your
leisure
to
learn
the
things
you
won't
need
Tu
travailles
juste
à
ton
aise
pour
apprendre
les
choses
dont
tu
n'auras
pas
besoin
The
promises
you
make
tomorrow
will
carry
no
guarantee
Les
promesses
que
tu
fais
aujourd'hui
ne
seront
pas
garanties
demain
I′ve
seen
your
qualifications,
you′ve
got
a
Ph.D.
J'ai
vu
tes
qualifications,
tu
as
un
doctorat
I've
got
an
art
O
level,
it
did
nothing
for
me.
J'ai
un
niveau
d'art
O,
ça
ne
m'a
rien
apporté.
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You
know
you′re
wasting
your
time
Tu
sais
que
tu
perds
ton
temps
Working
for
the
rat
race
Travailler
pour
la
course
aux
rats
You're
no
friend
of
mine
Tu
n'es
pas
mon
ami
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Album
BBC In Concert: The Specials (15th December 1979, In Concert Paris Theatre Recorded: 15/12/79) date of release
04-12-2009
1
(Dawning of a) New Era [BBC In Concert] {Live}
2 Do the Dog (BBC In Concert) [Live]
3 Rat Race (BBC In Concert) [Live]
4 Blank Expression (BBC In Concert) [Live]
5 Rude Boys Outta Jail (BBC In Concert) [Live]
6 Concrete Jungle (BBC In Concert) [Live]
7 Too Much Too Young (BBC In Concert) [Live]
8 Guns of Navarone (BBC In Concert) [Live]
9 Nite Klub (BBC In Concert) [Live]
10 Gangsters (BBC In Concert) [Live]
11 Long Shot Kick de Bucket (BBC In Concert) [Live]
2 Do the Dog (BBC In Concert) [Live]
3 Rat Race (BBC In Concert) [Live]
4 Blank Expression (BBC In Concert) [Live]
5 Rude Boys Outta Jail (BBC In Concert) [Live]
6 Concrete Jungle (BBC In Concert) [Live]
7 Too Much Too Young (BBC In Concert) [Live]
8 Guns of Navarone (BBC In Concert) [Live]
9 Nite Klub (BBC In Concert) [Live]
10 Gangsters (BBC In Concert) [Live]
11 Long Shot Kick de Bucket (BBC In Concert) [Live]
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