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Blow Up The Pokies Lyrics

Artist: The Whitlams
Album: Love This City

There was the stage, two red lights and a dodgy P.A.
You trod the planks way back then
And it's strange that you're here again, here again

And I wish I, wish I knew the right words
To make you feel better, walk out of this place
and Defeat them in your secret battle
Show them you can be your own man again

Don't, don't explain
Lots of little victories take on the pain
It takes so long to earn
You can double up or you can burn, you can burn

And I wish I, wish I knew the right words
To make you feel better, walk out of this place
and Defeat them in your secret battle
Show them you can be your own man again

And I wish I, wish I knew the right words
To blow up the pokies and drag them away
'Cause they're taking the food off your table
So they can say that the trains run on time

Flashing lights, it's a real show
And your wife? I wouldn't go home
The little bundles need care
And you can't be a father there, father there

And I wish I, wish I knew the right words
To make you feel better, walk out of this place
and Defeat them in your secret battle
Show them you can be your own man again, show them you can be your own man again..

And I wish I, wish I knew the right words
To blow up the pokies and drag them away
'Cause they're taking the food off your table
So they can say that the trains run on time

~Another man there was made the trains run on time

Comments/Interpretations
by bob on 5/12/2008 1:55am very sad with lot of meaning to it
by Birdie on 5/15/2008 5:47am Very sad, i played it at my boyfriends funeral last month, he was only 14 but he was hell troubled. he hanged himself and left a note saying no one understodd except me. when i was told that i was handed the note afterwards and all that i could think of was this song, wierd. But a wonderful song. Love it heaps. luv Birdie xoxo ♥♥♥♥ and remember no life is bad enough to give up on, you can always try a little harder to make it better. Help is never as far away as you think, sometimes its right next to you on the couch, smiling back at you. :)
by George Washington on 6/3/2008 5:27am OMG LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!!
by Shelley on 7/1/2008 8:17am I wish we could BLOW UP THE POKIES! They ruin so many lives, not just the addicted, but their families and friends...
by Lucas on 7/22/2008 11:48am Great song, haven't listened to this for a long time, but its got so much meaning. Birdie that is some very wise advice from someone who hasn't had nearly as much life as most other people, but has had to deal with more than many others ever had to. All the very best, take care.
by KISSKISS on 7/31/2008 6:42am I Only Heard About This Song When it Was Shown On Today Tonight And I Was Like I Know That Song From Some Where And I Looked It Up And Now I Cant Stop Playing It,, :]
by Aristocrat on 8/1/2008 6:24pm I work for the leading company in gaming (pokies) Aristocrat, Go figure i love this song! wish i could blow them up! but hey... then i'd be out of a job!
by Brayden on 8/12/2008 5:03am LOVE THIS SONG it has so much meaning and if i could blow up anything..... it would be the pokies
by meee on 9/7/2008 1:43am i love this song. but i dont understand the last bit about trains? can someone explain it??
by Warl0cK on 9/9/2008 9:20pm Tim Freedman is one of the best song writers around. He is brilliant. Seen The Whitlams live twice now and I love em.
by Bob on 9/16/2008 10:48pm The trains is just an example on where the money gathered from pokies revenue goes. So, they are "taking the food off the table" to provide transport. It could be the lyricist is having a go at the fact the government does such a poor job, it needs to feed off the addiction of it citizens to provide a service.
by Shnunk on 10/3/2008 2:07am This is such a great song! I heard it a few months ago and I love it now! It's played non-stop on my iPod!
by Markus on 10/26/2008 4:50am Good try, but you could have gone a "tiny" bit deeper in to the topic instead of scratching the surface. Many artists do achieve this.
by james on 10/31/2008 3:39am this is an amazing song but its also annoying because its heaps hypocritical, considering tim freedman is a massive alcoholic
by ily on 11/7/2008 11:26pm good song
by Reedy on 11/10/2008 4:24am Hearing The Whitlams perform this song live was moving. The passion and emotion in Tim Freedman's voice and the way the band played was amazing.
by Ren on 12/4/2008 8:37pm birdie that is so sad. i really dont know what to say... except that im glad that you able to glean something true from the tragedy i guess. thought id let u know im praying for you and wish you all the best
by murchu on 12/6/2008 8:07pm Heard it sung by Tim freedman on Jenny Brockie's Insight makes it even more poignant if the previous comment about TF alcholic addiction is correct
by tom on 12/12/2008 3:20am its a good song, i'm 14 and my dad committed suicide due to a pokie addiction and "burning" the money, my mum said she couldn't live without my dad and later committed suicide, this song helped me get through a lot of tough times and what birdie said at the top really helped me out. thanks. it may have saved my life.
by Dominic on 12/22/2008 6:07pm Good song with alot of meaning
by kizzle on 12/23/2008 12:39am Song gives me tingles
by Just a Thought on 2/12/2009 4:16am Its not the person who sings it its the words that he sings so who cares if he is an alcaholic. the words still have great significance. everybody has problems but im sure TF aint proud of his addiction
by Little Ritchie on 7/16/2009 9:43pm A wonderful song. I believe the last line of the song refers to the previous lines but also plays on an event just under 100 years ago. There was a ruler of Italy who said he would make the trains run on time. This man was Mussolini. I am sure you can fill in the rest.
by Lenti on 9/3/2009 5:38am mee, as some others have alluded to its refering to the wideheld belief that the legality of pokie machines by state governments is for the large party due to the revenue they raise for the governments.

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