Riot Van
Arctic Monkeys Lyrics
Up rolls a riot van
And sparks excitement in the boys
But the policemen look annoyed
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
Got a chase last night
From men with truncheons dressed in hats
We didn't do that much wrong
Still ran away though, for the laugh
Just for the laugh
'Cause they won't find us if you do
Oh, those silly boys in blue
Well, they won't catch me and you
"Have you been drinking, son?
You don't look old enough to me"
"I'm sorry, officer
Is there a certain age you're supposed to be?
'Cause nobody told me"
And up rolls the riot van
And these lads just wind the coppers up
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks
They get their address and their names took
But they couldn't care less
Thrown in the riot van
And all the coppers kicked him in
And there was no way he could win
Just had to take it on the chin
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Written by: Alex Turner
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The ideas behind many of the Arctic Monkey’s songs are laid out there pretty bluntly, but they always show an underlying idea or feeling behind the apparent story-line. In this it tells about a group of people who are just out to have fun, don’t really care much of what happens to them in life. As long as they had some good laughs, they don’t care if they are rich or have a job or are poor or anything. They just want to exist.
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Joseph Melgarejo
Up rolls a riot van
And sparks excitement in the boys
But the policemen look annoyed
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
Got a chase last night
From men with truncheons dressed in hats
We didn't do that much wrong
Still ran away though, for the laugh
Just for the laugh
And please just stop talking
'Cause they won't find us if you do
Oh, those silly boys in blue
Well, they won't catch me and you
"Have you been drinking, son?
You don't look old enough to me"
"I'm sorry, officer
Is there a certain age you're supposed to be?
'Cause nobody told me"
And up rolls the riot van
And these lads just wind the coppers up
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks
They get their address and their names took
But they couldn't care less
Thrown in the riot van
And all the coppers kicked him in
And there was no way he could win
Just had to take it on the chin
JustGame
Underage drinking on a field dodging coppers, nothing more British than that
son Sonic
@wildmercuryfilms dont forget to drink wotaa on thr boo'aaa
wildmercuryfilms
@Francis Agu driving a 1981 Honda Accord in 1988 in Omaha Nebraska on the way to soccer practice while Vicar In A Tutu blasts from the cassette deck: Nothing more British than that
Francis Agu
Awesome, tell us more.
Tragedy Has Found Us
when you see the title "Riot Van" you think that this is going to be a loud and funky song but this is such a beautiful,calm story :)
NSR Productions
Yes, so true
Vibin' Bryan
i dont want this song to end
Francis Agu
Abso freaking lutely, brother.
Carly Redmond
My thoughts literally every time i listen to it
nnnn818
most underrated arctic monkeys song