CHOICES – PART I

CHARLY LEGALLY
THE GATES MAYBE LOCKED BUT THEY’RE OPEN TOO.
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE, IT’S UP TO YOU.

YOU ARE GIVEN THE CHOICE ABOUT WHAT TO DO
LAZE ABOUT IN THE BED, OR GO BACK TO SCHOOL
TO AWAKEN YOUR HEAD, TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY,
ABOUT HOW THINGS USED TO BE
YOU MAY BE LOCKED UP, BUT YOU ARE ALSO FREE

OPPORTUNITIES ARE HERE FOR ALL
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED, GIVE US A CALL
WE WON’T PUSH YOU, WELL – MAYBE A SHOVE
WE WILL HELP YOU REGAIN THE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE.

DON’T BE A LOSER DON’T LAY IN YOUR PIT
IT’S THE REST OF YOUR LIFE JUST GET ON WITH IT

ENLIGHTEN YOUR MIND FIND THINGS TO DO
THERE’S IT AND COOKING ENGLISH AND ART
MUSIC AND A LIBRARYJUST FOR A START

YOU WILL BE SURPRISED STAND UP TO YOURSELF
WAKE UP YOUR LIFE
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE WITH ALL THAT TROUBLE AND STRIFE

WHEN YOU’RE OUTSIDE OF HERE YOU AREN’T NO FOOL
YE JUST WALK ABOUT GIVE LOUGHAN HOUSE THE CHANCE
TO HELP YOU TO BE YOU THEY’RE NOT HERE TO CONTROL YOU

JUST TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH
IF YOU WANT TO SEE LIFE IS DIFFERENT IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GOOD
ASK ANYONE AT LOUGHAN TO HELP YOU
AND I BET THEY WOULD DON’T BE AN ANGRY MAN
DON’T FILL YOUR MIND WITH HATE

OPEN YOUR HEART AND TALK TO SOMEBODY
YOU NEVER KNOW, THEY MIGHT END UP AS YOUR BEST MATE
NOBODY KNOWS, WHAT’S IN YOUR HEAD

NOBODY KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL SO, UNLESS YOU LET SOMEBODY HELP YOU
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN

I HAD ME SOME PROBLEMS TO THE GOVERNOR I WENT,
OUTSIDE HER DOOR, FIVE MINUTES I SPENT.

I EXPLAINED THEM, AND OUT THEY DID POUR
SHE SAID DON’T WORRY THAT’S WHY I’M HERE
FOR THEM PROBLEMS YE GAVE ME, YE HAVE THEM NO MORE.
SO WHEN YOU COME TO LOUGHAN, WITH GRIEVANCE, ANGER OR PAIN,
EXPLAIN TO THE STAFF AND YE MAY NOT HAVE THEM AGAIN
REMEMBER THEY’RE HERE TO HELP YOU
AGAIN, AND AGAIN, BUT IF YOU DON’T TELL THEM
THEY’IL NOT KNOW AND INSIDE YOU
THE PAIN AND ANGER WILL GROW

SO WHILE YOU’RE IN HERE, MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME,
LET THE TEACHERS HELP YOU DON’T GO BACK TO CRIME.
EDUCATION IS LIKE FREEDOM, TO THINGS YOU CAN RELATE.
THE CHANCE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, INSTEAD OF DOING THINGS YOU HATE.

GIVE LOUGHAN HOUSE THE CHANCE, TO HELP YOU BE YOU.
THEY’RE NOT TRYING TO CONTROL YOU. JUST TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH.

CHOICES – PART II

WHY ARE WE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET HIGH
SENDING OUR HEADS INTO THE SKY
TRYING AND TRYING TO GET HIGHER AND HIGHER

SENDING OURSELVES OUT OF OUR MIND
JUST TO SEE WHAT WE MIGHT FIND
THE MORE WE TAKE’ THE MORE WE NEED
A HUNGER FOR THE DRUG’ WE THINK WE MUST FEED

I WAKE UP , SCARED TO OPEN MY EYE’S
I PUT MY HANDS ON MY EARS
TO STOP THE SCREAMS AND GHOSTLY CRIES
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME
GET RID OF THESE FEARS
HELP ME GET BACK
TO MY DRUG FREE YEARS

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE WE USED TO BE
WE WERE HAPPY WITH A PINT , COMPLETELY DRUG FREE
THERE WERE NO NIGHTS OF ANGER AND FEAR
JUST HAPPY GO LUCKY, AND PLENTY OF CHEER

NOW WE BLOW MINDS INTO THE SKY
AND THE NEXT DAY WE WONDER WHY
THE MONEY WE SPEND
TO GET WHERE WE DON’T WANT TO GO
BECAUSE WHEN WE GET THERE , WE DON’T EVEN KNOW

THE THINGS WE TAKE, THAT MAKE US INSANE
MESSING UP OUR HEADS,
WHICH WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
YET WE STILL DO IT, AGAIN AND AGAIN

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP, AND REALISE
AND GET RID OF THEM DRUGS
AND STRANGE GHOSTLY CRIES
LETS GET BACK TO THE LIFE WE HAD

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT WASN’T THAT BAD
JUST GO OUT AND HAVE A BEER OR THREE
COME OUT AND HAVE A PINT WITH ME
WE CAN JUST GO OUT AND HAVE THE CRAIC

TO THE DRUG REGIME, WE WON’T GO BACK
YOU WILL HAVE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET
AND A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
WELCOME BACK TO THE HUMAN RACE