Rat Trap song by The Boomtown Rats from Primary Album A-tonic-for-the-troops. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Ireland, New Wave, Pop-Rock music. The Record company is unknown. Released on June 1978.
Rat Trap Meaning
| [[Verse 1] There was a lot of rocking going on that night Cruising time for the young bright lights Just down past the gasworks by the meat factory door The Five Lamp boys were coming on strong The Saturday night city beat had already started And the pulse of the corner boys just sprang into action And young Billy watched it under the yellow street light And said “Tonight of all nights, there’s gonna be a fight” [Verse 2] Billy don’t like it living here in this town He says the traps have been sprung long before he was born He says “Hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors And pus and grime ooze from its scab crusted sores” There’s screaming and crying in the high rise blocks” It’s a rat trap, Billy, but you’re already caught But you can make it if you want to or you need it bad enough You’re young and good looking and you’re acting kind of tough [Chorus 1] Anyway, it’s Saturday night time to see what’s going down Put on the bright suit, Billy, head for the right side of town It’s only 8 o’clock but you’re already bored You don’t know what it is but there’s got to be more You’d better find a way out, hey, kick down that door It’s a rat trap and you’ve been caught , [Bridge] “In this town,” Billy says “Everybody tries to tell you what to do” “In this town,” Billy says “Everybody says you gotta follow rules” You walk up to those traffic lights, switch from your left to your right You push in that button and that button comes alight It tells you “Walk don’t walk, walk don’t walk “Talk don’t talk, talk don’t talk” “Walk don’t walk, walk don’t walk “Talk don’t talk, talk don’t talk” Hey, Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Hey, Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Hey, Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Hey, Billy, take a walk with me [Verse 3] Oh, little Judy’s trying to watch Top of the Pops But Mum and Dad are fighting, don’t they ever stop? She take down her coat and walks out on the street It’s cold on that road, but it’s got that home beat Deep down in her pocket, she finds 50p Now is that any way for a young girl to be? “I’m gonna get out of school, work in some factory Work all the hours God gave me, get myself a little easy money” Now, now, now [Chorus 2] Her mind’s made up, she walks down the road Her hands in her pockets, coat buttoned ‘gainst the cold She finally finds Billy down at the Italian cafe And when he’s drunk, it’s hard to understand what Billy says But then he mumbles in his coffee and he suddenly roars “It’s a rat trap, Judy! And we’ve been caught.” , [Outro] Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a Rat trap, you’ve been caught in a rat trap] |
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Commonly asked questions
- Who is the person responsible for producing the lyrics of Rat Trap?
This lirics prodiucer by Robert John Lange & The Boomtown Rats.
- Who is the songwriter behind this hit single? Rat Trap
Rat Trap song is written by Bob Geldof
