Gather Your Things and Go - TV Smith

It’s a big town to walk across

There are-holes in your shoes

You can feel the mean streets stretching out

You’re going down

With a bad case of the blues

You ask for some assistance

All you get is a loan

And advice to show initiative

Get on your bike

Gather your things and go

Out on your own

Out on your own

Sixteen years old

Nothing for you here

But out there is a brave new world

Be bold

Gather your things and go

The wind finally sets you down

No time to find your feet

The price of bread is still going up

You’ve got a room

That you can’t afford to heat

You ask for some assistance

All you get is a loan

Then a letter saying this ain’t your home

Your eight weeks are up

Gather your things and go

Out on your own

Out on your own

Sixteen years old

Never broke the law

You get treated like some criminal

Hounded down the road

Told to gather your things and go

You ask for some assistance

All you get is a loan

You already owe a fortune

And you’ll never pay it back

So you gather your things and go

Out on your own

Out on your own

Sixteen years old

Youth is no defence

You’re messing up the statistics

Don’t bother to say hello

Just gather your things and go