Love and hate tattooed on the knuckles
'Round the handles of a blade
On the knuckles 'round the handles of a blade
The bloody blade

Now there it comes
All the flashing lights and sirens
Oh, you know you won't be long
Time for the radio to play your last song
Your last song

I'm just calling to tell you, baby
That they're taking me away for a while
Well, don't blame me, it's the world that made me
And they're taking me away for a-
Taking me away for a-

And yes, oh, well, here they come
Flashing lights and siren scream
You know they won't be long
Just time to phone the missus
You tell her what you've done
Now you've done wrong

I was calling to tell you, baby
They're taking me away for a while
Oh, you can't blame me, it's this world that's made me
Now they're taking me away for a-
Taking me away for a-

Oh, you've got to know
As you wash the blood from your clothes
You can clean up your clothes
You'll never clean your soul, no, no
ACAB tattooed on your knuckles
Does the world know what it means
Oh, now they're sleeping on the braces
You're so young and hard and mean
So cold and mean
(And the radio says)

I'm just calling to tell you, baby
That they're taking me away for a while
No, don't blame me, it's the world that's made me
Now they're taking me away for a-
Taking me away for a-

Love and hate
On your knuckles
Your white knuckles
Love and hate
On your knuckles and the handles of a blade
The handles of a-