Felt Better Alive

[Verse 1] I gave my nights up for old songs, sound better alive I gave my life over to old songs, sound better alive I dredged the mouth of the Humber, felt better alive Slipped unnoticed across your border, felt better alive [Refrain] The song it skips and bumps along Seems to fall apart, then all I want as it comes together, sing the melody [Bridge] I tip-toed around gravestones digging up old songs,felt better oh my I tip-toed around gravestones digging up old songs, was a hell of a night [Refrain] The song it skips and bumps along Seemed to fall apart, then all at once it came together in sacred melody [Chorus 1] And I'd always planned To sing in a sweet and soulful way as only cowboys can But my saddle strap snapped like a dog-chewed tourniquet And the sky fell low over north London And it hangs low until this day [Verse 2] I dreamt of gunfights in Toledo, when I opened my eyes I was in the layby north of Telford, an A-road layby And as the tour had gunked and jumped along, seemed to fall apart Then all at once ran true as a ley line under sacred Albion [Chorus 2] And I had always planned To sing in a sweet and soulful way as only a cowboy can But my saddle strap snapped like a dog-chewed tourniquet And the sky hangs low over Margate sands And it hangs low yet