They pull their hoods up
Tie their scarves
And congregate on high-streets 'til somebody kicks-off
'Cause no-one saw it coming
But they're rooting for a riot
And if they make their point with broken glass
It'll be impossible to ignore it
The blood was spilled in Tottenham
Then the snowball starts to roll
And for the next three nights of summertime
The kids are gonna take control
And if they want mobile phones they'll fucking take 'em
A plasma screen TV, and a brand new pair of trainers
They're the future of England
They don't care about law and order
They'll have anything they can get their hands on
And they're heading straight for Footlocker
Well everybody run and hide
Call them all poor and deprived
But if you watch them closely
They're having the time of their lives
Organizing chaos, on their Blackberries
The police can only hide
From all the brick and rocks they throw at them
Damned if they do, they'll be damned if they didn't
Then it catches like a fire, from Croydon to Liverpool
Oh and the next three nights of summertime are out of control
And if they want mobile phones they'll fucking take 'em
A plasma screen TV, and a brand new pair of trainers
They're the future of England
They don't care about law and order
They'll have anything they can get their hands on
And they're heading straight for Footlocker
Well everybody run and hide
Call them all poor and deprived
But if you listen them closely
They're having the time of their lives
They catch their faces, up on CCTV
Print them in the newspapers for everyone to see
And pretty soon the country's jails are full of little kids
Well they claim that this revolt has got nothing to do with politics
Well all I know is since that pillock Cameron tokk the throne
There's been a lot more violence here at home
And if they want mobile phones they'll fucking take 'em
A plasma screen TV, and a brand new pair of trainers
They're the future of England
They don't care about law and order
They'll have anything they can get their hands on
And they're heading straight for Footlocker
Well everybody run and hide
Call them all poor and deprived
But if you watch them closely
They're having the time of their lives
