Record boss said we would be a smash
  Yeah, go straight to Number One
  He talked of hits and tours and lots of cash And all the time it wasn't on
  And I believed every word was true
  Yeah I swallowed every line
  I believed every word he said
  And I didn't find out in time
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  We were betrayed, betrayed, betrayed,
  Betrayed, betrayed by rough trade lies
    We quit our jobs and got all set to fly
  Your promises had us riding high
  But it's dirty rough tough trade we find
  "Yeah we agreed, but you hadn't signed
  Sorry, son, gonna have to throw you
  Our lawyers say we don't even know you
  Music is money, kids are no-account fools
  You trade in us, we get betrayed by you
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    And you're sitting there in your London office
  Snug and warm
  And you think that you've won but
  Just remember this is just round one
  We're gonna do it our way
  We're gonna make it on our own
  Because we've found people to trust
  People who put music first
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    Why can't you tell us the truth?
  Why did you lie to us?