Violent Men

It's handy that we know so many violent men
Who can do in our enemies
It's handy that we know so many violent men
Who can squash the people we don't like
It's handy to know some violent men
Who will crush those who oppose you
Who will kill them where they froze you
And I know a guy could kick down your door
And turn your legs inside out if you ever dared to say a word against me or my family

It's quite handy to know violent men sometimes
But I wouldn't want to live there
Gold in the river, wouldn't want to sieve there
I wouldn't want to give their people the vote

I'll have to demote them
To butlers of fists and feet
And yet I'll still entreat when things get hard
I need to play my final card
It's handy to know, handy not to out-glow
Gangsters and knifers
Backbreakers, people in (???)
And indeed when they say they've got a friend in (???)
Well, when you need them
They'll be there
Getting ready for ligaments to tear
They'll be there
They'll be around in ten