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Sorry Lyrics by UB40

Promises and Lies

1993

Please don't say sorry
Presuming a respect for what you say
If in your heart you mean it
Then you'll understand me feeling
You must prove it, sign the cheque without delay
Most humbly yours, four hundred years back pay

I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse the things I say
Give me what belongs to me
Give me what belongs to me

Just don't say sorry
As if that can excuse this tyranny
No value in your talking
Money speaks and bullshit's walking
Round in circles re-inventing history
Trying to erase our memory

I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse the things I say
Give me what belongs to me
Give me what belongs to me

If you say sorry
Can I assume you've realised the shame
The seeds of your oppression
Fall and ripen with aggression
You can't hold us any longer with your chains
Time to compensate us for our claims

Don't bother wi' no sorry
Don't bother wi' delay
A four hundred years
Is not just the other day

I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse up your mind
Payment overdue
Fe a long long time

You come a we gate
No bother hesitate
You tek away we tings
Like a damn pirate
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About “Sorry” by UB40

Read the complete lyrics to "Sorry" by UB40 from the album "Promises and Lies" in 1993. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Reggae, Pop.

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"Sorry" is credited to UB40. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Sorry" appears on "Promises and Lies" in 1993.

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