Sovereign Light Café
I'm going back to a time when we owned this townDown Powdermill lane and the Battle groundsWe were friends and lovers and clueless clowns
I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from youWhen we talked about things we were gonna doWe were wide-eyed dreamers and wiser too
We'd go down to the rides on east parade,By the lights of the palace arcadeAnd watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to sayDon't turn your back on me, don't walk awayI'm a better man now than I was that day.
Let's go down to the rides on east parade,By the lights of the palace arcadeAnd watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
Let's go down to the bandstand on the pierWatch the drunks and the lovers appearTo take turns as the stars of the Sovereign Light Café
I wheel my bike off the train,Up the North Trade Road.And look for you on Marley LaneIn every building, in every street signOh, why did we ever goSo far from home?
Well, you got nothing to hide, you can't change who you really are,You can get a big house and a faster carYou can run away, boy, but you won't go far.
Let's go down to the rides on east parade,By the lights of the palace arcadeAnd watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
Let's go down to the bandstand on the pierWatch the drunks and the lovers appearTo take turns as the stars of the Sovereign Light Café
Sha la la la la la la dee lay, yeah,I'm going where the people know my name