Stiff Little Fingers - Tin Soldier

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Song Lyrics

He joined up to get a job
And show he wasn't scared
Swapped Boy Scout hat for army cap

At the age of 17, he was forced to choose
Now at the age of 21, he's in Catch 22

He joined up for just three years
It seemed a small amount
But, they didn't tell him that the first two didn't count

At the age of 17, how was he to know?
That at the age of 21, he'd still have one to go?

Tin soldier
He signed away his name
Tin soldier
No chance for cash or fame

Tin soldier
Now, he knows the truth
Tin soldier
He signed away his youth

He joined up 'cos dad knew best to do right by his son
Now, he hates and counts the dates
That mark time on square one

At the age of 17, he did as he was told
Now at the age of 21, tin still won't turn to gold

Tin soldier
He signed away his name
Tin soldier
No chance for cash or fame

Tin soldier
Now, he knows the truth
Tin soldier
He signed away his youth

If at the age of 17, you fall in line too soon
At the age of 21, you'll still march to their tune

Tin soldiers
You sign away your name
No chance for cash or fame
You never see the truth
You sign away your youth

You go and join the queue
Do what they want you to
They take away your name
They treat you all the same
Sign away you life

Release History

1983

All The Best

1. Just Fade Away (3:11)
2. Suspect Device (2:43)
3. Go For It (3:04)
4. Wasted Life (3:45)
5. Alternative Ulster (2:43)
6. Doesn't Make It All Right (live) (3:27)
7. 78 RPM (2:35)
8. Silver Lining (2:00)
9. Gotta Gettaway (3:40)
10. Safe As Houses (5:29)
11. Bloody Sunday (3:29)
12. Sad-Eyed People (3:56)
13. Straw Dogs (3:20)
14. Two Guitars Clash (4:30)
15. Listen (4:02)
16. You Can't Say Crap On The Radio (2:50)
17. At The Edge (3:00)
18. That's When Your Blood Pumps (3:43)
19. Good For Nothing (2:44)
20. Running Bear (live) (3:15)
21. Talkback (3:18)
22. White Christmas (live) (2:24)
23. Nobody's Hero (4:09)
24. Stands To Reason (0:07)
25. Bits Of Kids (3:02)
26. Tin Soldier (5:03)
27. Back To Front (3:01)
28. Touch And Go (3:20)
29. Mr. Fire Coal Man (4:55)
30. The Price Of Admission (3:20)

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All the Best (disc 1)

1. Suspect Device - 2002 Digital Remaster (2:42)
2. Wasted Life (2002 Digital Remaster) (3:14)
3. Alternative Ulster (2:43)
4. 78 RPM (2:35)
5. Gotta Gettaway (2002 Digital Remaster) (3:34)
6. Bloody Sunday (2002 Digital Remaster) (3:22)
7. Straw Dogs (2002 Digital Remaster) (3:28)
8. You Can't Say Crap On The Radio (2002 Digital Remaster) (2:48)
9. At The Edge (3:00)
10. White Christmas (Live) (2002 Digital Remaster) (2:23)
11. Nobody's Hero (4:09)
12. Tin Soldier (5:03)
13. Back To Front (3:01)
14. Mr. Fire Coal Man (4:55)

0000-00-00

And Best Of All...Hope Street

1. Alternative Ulster (2:43)
2. At The Edge (3:00)
3. Barbed Wire Love (3:29)
4. Falling Down (3:21)
5. Fly The Flag (3:43)
6. Is That What You Fought The War For? (3:31)
7. Johhny Was
8. Love Of The Common People (3:09)
9. Piccadilly Circus (4:42)
10. Roots, Radicals, Rockers And Reggae (3:52)
11. Safe As Houses (5:29)
12. Suspect Device (2:43)
13. Tin Soldier (5:03)
14. All I Need (5:05)
15. All The Rest (3:17)
16. Be Seeing You (2:57)
17. Bulletproof (4:33)
18. Half A Life Away (4:04)
19. Honeyed Words (3:00)
20. Hope Street (3:45)
21. Last Train From The Wasteland (4:25)
22. No Faith (3:48)
23. Tantalise (3:19)
24. What Does It Take (4:50)
25. You Can Get It (If You Really Want) (3:00)

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1980

Hanx!

1. Nobody's Hero (4:09)
2. Gotta Gettaway (3:40)
3. Wait And See (4:23)
4. Barbed Wire Love (3:29)
5. Fly The Flag (3:43)
6. Alternative Ulster (2:43)
7. Jonny Was (10:10)
8. At The Edge (3:00)
9. Wasted Life (3:45)
10. Tin Soldier (5:03)
11. Suspect Device (2:43)

1998

Live

1. Alternative Ulster (2:43)
2. Suspect Device (2:43)
3. Wasted Life (3:45)
4. Gotta Getaway (3:45)
5. At The Edge (3:00)
6. Barbed Wire Love (3:29)
7. Tin Soldier (5:03)
8. Nobody's Heroes (5:04)
9. Fly The Flag (3:43)
10. Just Fade Away (3:11)
11. Roots Radicals Rockers Reggae (4:30)
12. Moon (2:58)
13. No Surrender (4:04)
14. The Last Time (3:06)
15. Long Way To Paradise (2:28)
16. The 'Cosh' (3:34)
17. Stand Up And Shout (3:21)
18. Johnny Was (4:05)

05 April 2005

Nobody's Heroes

1. Bloody Dub (3:48)
2. Doesn't Make It All Right (5:49)
3. Noobody's Hero
4. Tin Soldier (5:03)
5. At The Edge (3:00)
6. Doesn't Make It Alright (5:46)
7. Fly The Flag (3:43)
8. Gotta Gettaway (3:40)
9. I Don't Like You (2:39)
10. No Change (1:56)
11. Nobody's Hero (4:09)
12. Straw Dogs (3:20)
13. Tin Soldiers (4:48)
14. Wait And See (4:23)

1995

Pure Fingers Live: St. Patrix 1993

1. Go For It (3:04)
2. Nobody's Hero (4:09)
3. At The Edge (3:00)
4. No Surrender (4:04)
5. Love Of The Common People (3:09)
6. What If I Want More? (1:39)
7. Fly The Flag (3:43)
8. Piccadilly Circus (4:42)
9. Wasted Life (3:45)
10. When The Stars Fall From The Sky (3:51)
11. Road to Kingdom Come (3:36)
12. Stand Up And Shout (3:21)
13. Smithers-Jones (2:39)
14. Barbed Wire Love (3:29)
15. (It's a) Long Way to Paradise (3:26)
16. Gotta Gettaway (3:40)
17. Suspect Device (2:43)
18. Walk Tall (2:21)
19. Tin Soldier (5:03)
20. Alternative Ulster (2:43)

05 February 2006

Tinderbox

1. You Never Hear The One That Hits You (2:54)
2. (I Could Be) Happy Yesterday (4:06)
3. Tinderbox (3:58)
4. Dead Of Night (5:19)
5. The Message (3:07)
6. My Ever Changing Moral Stance (2:48)
7. Hurricane (4:26)
8. You Can Move Mountains (4:17)
9. A River Flowing (3:26)
10. You Don't Believe Me (3:25)
11. In Your Hand (4:01)
12. Dust In My Eye (2:43)
13. Roaring Boys, Part 1 (4:28)
14. Roaring Boys, Part 2 (6:07)