Madness — Beat the Bride

Don't treat the bride kneeling at your feet, feeling black and blue Like an overworked upper cut side order of meat Monkey see what monkey do, looking up to you Copy every move, they worship you Look at yourself self-respect Dirt behind the ears Gone is all your sense of pride Has run off with your tears Don't beat the bride, ride the wave Face the tide and when the penny got tight Take take off Ride the wave, face the tide And when the penny got tight The pressure came down [x2] You're always hurting the one you love And when they're dead and gone The hurting gets even worse So when tension rears its ugly head Look the other way and stay just one step ahead Don't beat the bride (pressure came down), ride the wave Face the tide (pressure came down) and when the penny got tight Take take off Ride the wave, face the tide And when the penny got tight The way it's always been Pressure came down on the breadwinner Pressure came down on the collector Pressure came down on the bush doctor Pressure came down on the governor Pressure came down on old beat Pete Pressure came down on the man on the street Pressure came down for us to meet But we turned and ran away Don't beat the bride, ride the wave Face the tide and when the penny got tight Take take off Ride the wave, face the tide And when the penny got tight The pressure came down [x2] Don't beat the bride, ride the wave Face the tide and when the penny got tight Take take off Ride the wave, face the tide