So here I come to save the day   A regular Joe now on parade   (They say)   It's the only way   (But they)   They only want it when it's there      So here I come to save the day   The future's here and the past is yesterday   (They say)   It's the only way   (They say)   They only want it when it's there      When it's there   We're not goin' on a holiday   We do a lot of work but we don't get paid   Stand up, don't walk away   Take your pride and swallow, swallow   Take your pride and swallow, swallow      Life's full of much unwanted waste   Crime pays and the junkies walk away   (But for)   Husband and the good son   (They speak)   Ill at ease but they dare not run      They dare not run   We're not goin' on a holiday   We do a lot of work but we don't get paid   Stand up, don't walk away   Take your pride and swallow, swallow   Take your pride and swallow, swallow      We're not goin' on a holiday   We do a lot of work but we don't get paid   Stand up, don't walk away   Take your pride and swallow, swallow   (We're not goin' on a holiday, hey)   Take your pride and swallow, swallow   (Stand up, don't walk away, hey)   Take your pride and swallow, swallow   (We're not goin' on a holiday, hey)   Take your pride and swallow, swallow   (Stand up, don't walk away, hey)   Take your pride and run