Smalltown England

[Verse 1]

Turn left at the lights about fifty yards down

There's a pub in the corner and I'll meet you inside

About quarter to eight and we'll go into town

And find out what everybody's been saying about us

[Verse 2]

Small town walls have eyes and ears

Stories fly thick and fast around here

Truth and lies are all the same

Whatever you do, don't rock the boat

[Pre-Chorus 1]

You've got to play the game, play the game

Play the game, yeah, play the game

[Chorus]

Is it a crime to want something else?

Is it a crime to believe in something different?

Is it a crime to want to make things happen?

To spit in the faces of the cynical fools

[Verse 3]

Well, the in-crowd know that the shell is thin

So they all protect the cage they're in

Get drunk, stoned, wrecked again

There's no tears of rage, no cries of pain

Nothing ventured, nothing gained in small town England

[Verse 4]

Because the world outside the pint in hand

Is all so hard to understand

And if visions of the world come clear

They're not allowed to interfere

[Chorus]

Is it a crime to want something else?

Is it a crime to believe in something different?

Is it a crime to want to make things happen?

To spit in the faces of the cynical fools

[Verse 5]

The smell of hot food from the takeaway curry

Diesel fumes from a passing lorry

Waiting in the queue in the pouring rain

For the chip shop up on Bowling Lane

[Verse 6]

Well, last week we all got really smashed

We couldn't stand up, it was a real laugh

And this week's going to be just the same

And the next and the next, again and again

[Pre-Chorus 2]

They say you've got to have fun while you're young

'Cause they can't believe there's anything else except this

[Chorus]

Is it a crime to want something else?

Is it a crime to believe in something different?

Is it a crime to want to make things happen?

To spit in the faces of the cynical fools

[Outro]

Is it a crime to want something else?

This is small town England

Yeah, small town England