Scapegoats - Birmingham Six

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There were five men playing poker 
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on the Heysham train.
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Fate was dealing them a cruel hand.
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Hugh Callaghan was walking home 
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through the evening rain
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Not knowing what lay in store for 
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him.

[Verse]
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You'll find traces of nitro on 
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cigarettes and matches.
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On formica tabletops and on decks 
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of playin' cards.
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When forensic found traces on the
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 hands of these men,
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The police drove up from 
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Birmingham, they were saying the 
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case was closed.

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[Verse]
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Have you seen the mugshots that 
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were taken
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after forty eight hours in custody?
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Battered and bruised, haunted 
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looks upon their faces
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The judge accepted they confessed
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 willingly.
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Please take another look at what 
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you see.

[Verse]
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If you tell me my family are 
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being terrorised.
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Keep me awake for six days and 
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nights, confused and terrified.
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In the lonely dark of night I'll 
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swear that black is white.
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If you let me just lay down and 
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close my eyes.
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I'll sign anything if you let me 
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close my eyes.

[Otro]
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Scales of justice balance up your 
act.
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Am I talking to myself or to the 
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wall?
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Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry 
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Hunter, Johnny Walker,
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Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny 
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scapegoats all.
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For sixteen years they've been 
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talking to the wall.