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50 Grams

from Tilt by Latin Quarter

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50 Grams
(Skaith)

50 grams of cocaine found by the police
In a smart Chelsea mansion
But a prince intervenes
Suddenly prison gets changed to a caution
Well maybe that’s right, maybe that’s wrong
Still there remains this one question :
What if those grams had been found
In a terrace in Boscombe or St Paul’s or Brixton?

It still matters the side of the tracks you’re from
It still matters the side of the tracks.
It still matters the side of the tracks you’re from
It still matters the side of the tracks.

If you can kick a ball better than most
Your chance is improving
And it has to be said, my kid ain’t up chimneys
Or stitching for Nike or Puma
But 11 grand a term will buy you much more than education
The door is open wide boys
Come on in, take your place at the head of our nation.

It still matters the side of the tracks you’re from
It still matters the side of the tracks .
It still matters the side of the tracks you’re from
It still matters the side of the tracks.

Radio 4 still signs off with ‘God save the Queen.’
So we can feel safe and sound in this other Eden
And she still moves among us, shakes hands with the many and few
But keep your eyes low and don’t speak unless you are spoken to.
To some the rewards, to many the burden.

It still matters the side of the tracks you’re from
It still matters the side of the tracks .
It still matters the side of the tracks you’re from
It still matters the side of the tracks

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from Tilt, released March 26, 2014

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Latin Quarter are celebrating the 40th anniverary of their 'Modern Times'-album this year. They first burst onto the scene with their singles "Radio Africa" and "New Millionaires" – songs that stayed for months in the German single charts in the 80s. The band split up in 1998. In 2011 five of the original musicians got together again. 7 new albums released after this reunion. . ... more

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