Frank Turner - Tattoos Lyrics
Oh it's payday, yes it's paydayI got my pay cheque from the manThere's not so many jobs that I can get these daysWith these marks all over my handsBut I'm gonna take that chequeI'm gonna head across the trackTo the wrong side of this townI'm gonna open the doorI'm gonna bask in the roarOf that familiar buzzing needle soundBecause the ink in my skinWhere the needle went inHowever many years agoHas left marks on my armsAnd they say who I amEverywhere that I goSome people have one andSome have one that they're ashamed ofMost people think that we're foolsSome people don't get it andSome people don't careAnd some of us we have tattoosOh it's fading, yes it's fadingSome of the things that I believed back thenYes my skin has started sagging andThe ink has started runningAnd I've got buddy tattoos with peopleWho aren't friendsOh I've even got black x's from when I was straight edgeSo crack open a beer friends nowAnd let's make a pledgeIf we had the luck to live our livesA second time through we'd be sure to get the same tattoosBecause the ink in my skinWhere the needle went inHowever many years agoHas left marks on my armsAnd they say who I amEverywhere that I goSome people have one andSome have one that they're ashamed ofMost people think that we're foolsSome people don't get it andSome people don't careAnd some of us we have tattoosWe've got hearts for the loversAnd playing cards for the gamblersBlack flag bars for the punksAnd sailing ships for the ramblersWe got skulls for the livingAnd the pain pays our duesAnd some of us we have tattoos
