when we were at school i thought he had it sussed 

fighting the law with the rest of us 

smoking, drinking, acting cool 

'til they started treating him like a fool 

then he stayed on his own 

for most of the time 

dreaming dreams of a life of crime 

in and out of trouble, 

he cheated and lied 

but who'd have thought he'd join the other side 

(chorus) he's in the riot squad, 

the wanna fight squad 

the shoot on sight squad, 

for law and right 

down to hendon with the boys in blue 

it's amazing what a few weeks can do 

out in the car, out on the street 

south of the river on the frontline beat 

cracking heads, it was all a game 

a finger was pointed, and he got the blame 

now he's back where he started, 

he ain't got a pound 

queing with the sorts he used to kick around.