nation of checkout girls

a nation of the finest shopkeepers

now a nation of cloudy eyed checkout girls

career opportunities love

you can stack the shelves

or if you're lucky you can work the tills

and all the lads are packed off fighting

now that you'd know

'cause no one ever says a word

blair's legacy a barrel of oil

depression recession

it's a mess a bloody mess and that's all

hello we're the generation

who do what we're told

by the corporation hello

hello we're the generation

who do what we're told

by the corporations hello

a nation of the finest shopkeepers

now a nation that's quietly answering calls

career opportunities love

you can man the phones

if you're lucky you'll scrub the floors

and all the lads are packed off fighting

they never knew

thought that they might see the world

shellshocked in a dusty old hell hole

wishing for the kisses

of a cloudy eyed checkout girl

yeah that's all

hello we're the generation

who do what we're told

by the corporation hello

hello we're the generation

who do what we're told

by the corporations hello

oh hello

hello hello hello

generation corporation hello

hello we're the generation

who do what we're told

by the corporation hello