The Show

Let me set the scene, Saturday night Alarm for the close ruining my hype I tell my mates, "Lads, excuse note for me" Come on summoner, the rabbi will be in I said I spend enough of my life just waiting in line And I won't let another split second go by I take a stroll 'round London town Just me on my own, see how it plays out So I take to the streets, just me and my lonesome £30 which I gave a tenner to a homeless man An individual whose found it hard to formulate a plan God knows I can relate to that, I can relate to that And I'll carry on moving through London town Just cruising 'til the lights go down Yeah, I'll carry on moving through London town, yeah And I walk around these city streets With my headphones blaring I barely got the ground beneath my feet The city's acting out another play for me And I think I will stay in my drunken haze I watch the show for free, I watch the show for free There's a lady in the street Asking people not to speak too loudly 'cause All the lads are acting rowdy The clubs are closed and the crowds departed And there's cabs queuing up round the corner Kebab shop lights, balloon man stories It's one for five, three for a tenner They're the perfect way to end your bender Couple lads on the sidewalk arguing Alcohol fumes, plus adrenaline It's a combination that'll never win First come police, then the ambulance Said first come police, then the ambulance And I'll carry on moving through London town Cruising 'til the lights go down Yeah, I'll carry on moving through London town, yeah And I walk around these city streets With my headphones blaring I barely got the ground beneath my feet The city's acting out another play for me And I think I will stay in my drunken haze I watch the show for free, I watch the show for free 'Cause sometimes you see a world that you have never seen The good, the bad, the ugly And somewhere in between Well, these nights will highlight The beauty you don't notice In a world that's hardly coping We just keep on hoping, we just keep on Walking around these city streets With our headphones blaring Barely got the ground beneath our feet The city's acting out another play for me And I think I will stay in my drunken haze I watch the show for free, I watch the show for free I watch the show for free, I watch the show for free