The Factory Gates lyrics

So this is the age of the train

All aboard through the Labour Exchange

My mind is running away with me

I'm a sharp-won sales campaign

Trapped behind yellow cellophane

My mind is running away with -

Everything I ever learnt is knocking at my head

What you thought was way too much is not enough...

They tell you day after day

To make your way through the factory gates

And what you make on the factory floor

You take straight to the company store

They tell you day after day

To make your way through the factory gates

'Til they can't break your will anymore

You are contractually tied to death's door

I never left the town I was made in

In Whicker's World, I'm Michael Palin

My mind is running away with me

I record every one of my failings

By tying bread bags on to the railings

My mind is running away with -

Everyone you ever loved is knocking down your door

What you thought was way too much is not enough...

They tell you day after day

To make your way through the factory gates

And what you make on the factory floor

You take straight to the company store

They tell you day after day

To make your way through the factory gates

'Til they can't break your will anymore

You are contractually tied to death's door

Not enough, not enough

I want wider than this island

Not enough, not enough

I want brighter than a diamond

And everything you've ever known is in these city walls

What you thought was way too much is not enough It's not enough

Oh when you thought it's way too much it's not enough...

They tell you day after day

To make your way through the factory gates

And what you make on the factory floor

You take straight to the company store

They tell you day after day

To make your way through the factory gates

'Til they can't break your will anymore

You are contractually tied to death's door

'Til they can't break your will anymore

You are contractually tied to death's door