The Jam - In The City (Remastered Version)

Bricks And Mortar

Bricks and mortar, reflecting social change,
Cracks in the pavement, reveal cravings for success
Why do we try to hide our past
By pulling down houses and build car parks
Windows and mirrors like a two-way glass
This is progress, nothing stands in its path

Yellow bulldozers, the donkey jackets and J.C.B.'s
While hundreds are homeless they're constructing a parking space

Why do they have to knock them down
And leave the site dormant for months on end?
Who has the right to make that choice?
A man whose home has cost forty grand

Tell me!

Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar
Knock 'em down!



Credits
Writer(s): Paul John Weller
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Art School
  2. I've Changed My Address
  3. Slow Down
  4. I Got By In Time
  5. Away From The Numbers
  6. Batman Theme
  7. In The City
  8. Sounds From The Street
  9. Non-Stop Dancing
  10. Time For Truth

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  6. Setting Sons (Super Deluxe)
  7. That's Entertainment: The Collection
  8. The Gift (Super Deluxe Edition)
  9. Classic Album Selection
  10. That's Entertainment: The Collection

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