Work the people down to the bone on their knees
9 to 5 every day of the week is
Carcinogenic (carcinogenic)
There's a minimum wage
While your boss takes a raise
As he lies through his brand new teeth, he is
Carcinogenic (carcinogenic)
Over-working, working nurses and teachers
Whist you preach austerity is
Carcinogenic (carcinogenic)

You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can
You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can

Cramming people into high-rises
While selling their welfare for low prices
Public spending gets big slices
While ignoring the true prices
Where were you when the ship sank?
Probably not queuing for food banks
Probably waving your Union Jack
Probably rallying for new tanks
Probably to blow up the ice caps
Because the lunatics have taken over the asylum
Ah-ah

You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can
You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can

Methamphetamine, crack and heroin
And living your life on tik is
(Carcinogenic)
Ten pints of G, Mad Dog 20-20
Two packs of Bucky and some boozey-oozey is
Carcinogenic
Class division and bear-baiting
On television for better ratings is

You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can
You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can

You only die once
You'll never come back
You're gone when you're gone
So, love what you can

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Writer(s): Adam Devonshire, Jonathan Beavis, Joseph Talbot, Lee Kiernan, Lynval Golding, Mark Bowen, Neville Staples, Terry Hall