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The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA ) are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups. The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers)." In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! EP, reached number one in the UK. In 1981, the unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit number one in the UK Singles Chart. After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, the band broke up. Their 1983 song "Free Nelson Mandela" was a No. 9 U… more »

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You saw a woman in a cafe, lips of crimson, yellow grin 
Her shoes were wrong and she looked extremely thin 
Her jewels were faked, she'd had a rinse, her hair was greyish blue 
She looked ashamed when she explained to you 

It ain't easy when there's no-one to lean on 
It ain't easy when there's nobody there 
It ain't easy when your lovers are all gone 
Nobody there, nobody cares 

The pubs were closed she'd got nowhere to go when she'd spilled her tea 
Have you never thought "One day that could be me"? 

Her temper changed, she looked so deranged, her perfume turned to gin 
You looked at her and she began to sing 

It's all a load of bollocks 
It's all a load of bollocks 
It's all a load of bollocks 
And bollocks to it all 

You tell me you think that they should lock her away and scrape the make-up off her skin 
Then we'd see the warts around her chin 
She tried to keep her looks but lost her mind when she lost her youth and grace 
Your words were just an insult to her face 

It ain't easy when there's no-one to lean on 
It ain't easy when there's nobody there 
It ain't easy when your lovers are all gone 
And bollocks to it all 

When I first met you, I really thought you were a wet dream come true 
Now I know that you don't care, about somebody else's nightmare

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