From the recording PSST
This song expresses feeling abandoned or betrayed by someone I expected to be supportive, although the central question is about loyalty and taking a stance: "WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?" There's a recognition that every story has two sides and a reason behind it, but also a belief that two wrongs do not make a right.
Lyrics
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
A REASON FOR EVERY RHYME
BUT TWO WRONGS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT
LIKE WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
I THOUGHT YOU’D STAND BEHIND ME
OR AT LEAST BE BY MY SIDE
INSTEAD YOU CUT IN FRONT OF ME
THERE’S ONE THING LEFT TO DECIDE
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CHOOSE
IT’S LIKE A TUG-OF-WAR
THE WAY I SEE IT IS DIFFERENT FROM YOU
IT’S HEADS YOU WIN, TAILS I LOSE
YEAH YEAH YEAH
YOU’D BETTER SHUT YOUR MOUTH
UNLESS YOU’VE AN OPEN MIND
YOU’RE FULL OF OPINIONS
BUT DON’T HAVE THE FACTS IN LINE
WHOSE SIDE
WHOSE SIDE
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©