Break Up the Concrete - The Pretenders

There was a red brick road where I grew up on And a pretty stone wall round a fragrant lawn

Fish in the pond that sparkled in the dawn

But it ain’t no more, it’s all gone, gone, gone

Ram it, cram it, grand slam it, break up the concrete

Prod it, sod it, metal rod it, break up the concrete

Thwak it, crack it, line back it, break up the concrete

Shake it, bake it, earthquake it, break up the concrete

Break up the concrete, break up the concrete

And the depot over there, right next to the tracks

That the slaves put down while breaking their backs

But those Texas zoo, no one would ever get into a carriage

Or anything that might lead to an interracial marriage

Ram it, cram it, grand slam it, break up the concrete

Prod it, sod it, metal rod it, break up the concrete

Thwak it, crack it, line back it, break up the concrete

Shake it, bake it, earthquake it, break up the concrete

Break up the concrete, break up the concrete

Now don’t tell me it’s progress 'cause that’s just a lie

And don’t even try to come with an excuse, why?

We were so busy worrying about them dropping the bomb

We didn’t notice where our enemy was really coming from

Hey boys, c’mon let’s do it Ram it, cram it, grand slam it, break up the concrete

Prod it, sod it, metal rod it, break up the concrete

Shake it, bake it, earthquake it, break up the concrete

Ram it, slam it, just cram it, break up the concrete

One more time

Break up the concrete, break up the concrete

Now he who laid it come back here and raid it Break up the concrete, break up the concrete

Break up the concrete, break up the concrete

Break up the concrete