Middle Class Squeeze

O2
ARC Music
03:16
2026-01-21
2
british punk rock, The Clash
1
[Intro]
0:11
[verse]
0:25
A white collar purge, we don’t ask why.
0:25
The cost is low, but our price will be high.
0:29
Pennies to the poor, troy pounds for the rich.
0:34
Stuck in the middle, ain’t life a bitch!
0:39
[pre-chorus]
0:46
Got us down on our bleedin’ knees!
0:46
[chorus]
0:53
It’s a middle class squeeze.
0:53
a middle class squeeze.
0:56
middle class squeeze.
0:59
[verse]
1:14
Slavin’ for your boss, beggin’ from your bank.
1:14
Money for nothin’, for the do-nothin’ chad.
1:19
Plain sailin’ on credit, you’re drowin’ in debt.
1:24
Keepin’ up with the Jones’, you’re a nervous wreck.
1:29
[pre-chorus]
1:36
Trousers down, bend over please!
1:36
[chorus]
1:43
It’s a middle class squeeze.
1:43
a middle class squeeze.
1:46
middle class squeeze.
1:49
[solo}
1:51
[verse]
2:16
Working 24/7, from eight till late,
2:16
Too dumb to complain, left it to chance an’ fate.
2:20
Another legal shakedown, from your friendly taxman.
2:24
He’s on your case again, takes away your last fraction!
2:30
[pre-chorus]
2:35
“They’ll” never be happy, never be pleased:
2:35
[chorus]
2:43
It’s a middle class squeeze.
2:43
a middle class squeeze.
2:44
middle class squeeze.a middle class squeeze.
2:46
middle class squeeze.
2:46