Joe Jackson "Down To London" |
Stop, what's that sound? It's the death rattle of this rusty old town Stop, listen again It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames Hey, what's my line? Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time? I'm good lookin' and bright I wanna see life after ten at night So if they ask you where I am I'm in the back of a transit van In a squat on the Earls Court Road Gone down to London changing coal into gold Down to London, down to London Gone down to London to be the king Gone down to London to be the king Hey, what's your name? The boys back home all seem to look the same You should stick with me And one of us will make it, just you see Stop, what's that sound? Seems like the sixties are still swingin' around Hey, can you hear me back there Or is there anybody left to care? And if you ask me where they are They're hanging tough in a Soho Bar Playing guitars in the underground Gone down to London tryin' to chase that sound Down to London, down to London Gone down to London to be the king Gone down to London to be the king So I ask you, should I cry or laugh? Drinking tea in a Kings Cross Caff A leather jacket against the cold Gone down to London changing coal into gold Down to London, down to London Gone down to London to be the king Gone down to London to be the king Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |