My daddy got here on the gravy train
I guess my mama had a real bad start to the game
They went walking and she took his name
Round hereThere was dancing in the afternoons those days
Waiting tables, chasing girls with the money he made
It was 1957, and love felt the same, love felt the sameFrightened little girl, she makes a break
Into the arms of... something better
Round hereI hear my mama call in Kingsbury Park
Just me and David and a football that glowed in the dark
Waiting patiently to make my mark
Round hereAnd I remember my first day at school
And I remember trouble, and thinking I was so cool
I remember it all, like yesterdayDon't youEvery time I try to leave this place
Something inside says, You can do better
Round hereSo come with me, let me show you where I've lived
I want to put my hands in this earth again
Music fell like rain to the streets
The Specials and The Jam, to The Beat
Even though I think I've seen everything there is to see of this world
I gotta be thankful that this crowded space
Is the place of my birthWhen all that I wanted, was to be someone.Two little Hitlers in an old church hall
Some cheesy covers and those neighbours that banged on the walls
Andy says it's time to show them all
Round herePlease sir, we two have other plans
Please sir you would not understand,
What's going on
Is magical, can't you see
That some of us do more than dreamEvery time I try to leave this place
Something inside says, Keep on keeping, on and on....
Around hereSo come with me, let me show you where I've lived
I want to put my hands in this earth again
Music fell like rain to the streets
The Specials and The Jam, ABC
Even though I think I've seen everything there is to see of this world
I gotta be thankful that this crowded space
Is the place of my birthMy birth,
In this town,
Yes I guess I got to be someoneTo be somebody
In the Beautiful cityThis place I call home
These streets of London
It's everything I know (everything and everybody)
On the streets of London
I want to thank youMy daddy got here on the gravy train. |
