Theo Bard - Born In London Town lyrics

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Theo Bard - Born In London Town lyrics

WELL I'VE SEEN A MILLION CARS GO BY ON THOUSANDS OF OUR STREETS I'VE MISSED A MILLION PEOPLE'S EYES, THEY LOOK DOWN AT MY FEET SANG WITH MILLIONAIRES AND BEGGARS, SANG IN EVERY SEASON'S WEATHERS SO I KNOW THE SEASON'S FASHIONS, AND THEIR FASHION IS TO CHANGE I'VE SEEN 14 BEDROOM HOUSES, I'VE SEEN BABES SHARE BEDS WITH SPOUSES I'VE SEEN OPIUM AND COCAINE TAKEN LONG BEFORE MIDDAY AND INSIDE THE CONCRETE WALLS BED THE BANKERS. BARDS AND who*eS LIVING WORLDS APART, WITH INCHES IN BETWEEN I WAS BORN IN LONDON TOWN MADE MY MARK ON THE CONCRETE, MY NAME ON THE GROUND AND I KNOW THESE OLD STREETS LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE WELL IN THESE STREETS I'VE LEARNT AND GROWN. BUT THESE STREETS ARE NOT MY OWN FOR WHO COULD LAY A CLAIM TO THE ORGANS OF A BEAST? AND ALL THESE PEOPLE I HAVE KNOWN. STILL LIVING LIFE ALONE, MY FEET POUNDING OUT THAT STEADY PATH TO PEACE I WAS BORN... IF THE TIME COMES TO BE FREE, IF I CAN'T FIND THE SPACE TO BREATHE I'LL LET THE CITY SLIP BEHIND ME INTO GREY GIVE UP THE PLACES THAT I LOVE, FOR SOME SUNNY SKY ABOVE BUT WHEREVER MY FEET TAKE ME I CAN'T LEAVE... I WAS BORN IN LONDON TOWN MADE MY MARK ON THE CONCRETE. MY NAME ON THE GROUND AND I WALK THESE OLD STREETS WITH NO ONE BY MY SIDE STILL LOOKING FOR THE MAN I AM INSIDE.