London Town - Lyrics

1. I got to thinking

Just the other day

If Camden and the flat we shared

Looks different today

I still smile when I hear

That bed still squeaking in my ear

The beer stains on the wall

And all tomorrow's parties

You liked dancing - I liked to play

Reabok-a-rebop saxaphone

Tramp and Jo Jo's Jazz Cafe

Meet new people at the disco

Love on the green

Two hearts beating on the step machine

And life rolled into one day - and

Ch 1: Everyone's your friend

All around the City

And Everything is beautiful

When you're young and pretty

The streets are paved with diamonds

And there's just so much to do

But the best thing about London town

Is me and you

2. We crossed the river

(Now) you don't dance anymore

And I can't play while I'm away

We got loaded - you got bored

We got a house - it's so nice

To SW your money -

So why did you go?

But life's a gas - and if you ask

What are you doing Sunday (I say)

One and one - can be fun

(Look out - there's a monster coming)

And I can't touch my toes

I've forgotten how this song goes

And there's a saxaphone

At the bottom of the River Wandle

Ch 2: But everyone's my friend

Everyone's my buddy

They're riding in my car

They're trying to help me spend my money

And I could buy a diamond

Hold it up so I could see

That the best thing around London town

Is me and me

3. I got to thinking

Just the other day

If I'd learnt to dance

Would it be different today?

Cos it's raining, it's pouring

God I hate this weather

Put me on the bus

To where the dance goes on forever

CH 3: And everyone's your friend

All around the City

Everything is beautiful

And we're still young and pretty

The streets are paved with diamonds

And there's just so much to do

And the best thing about London town's

Still me and you

[Ch. 1]

1. Standing on a bridge at midnight

Midnight people crawling all around

Scare me half to death

It's bad for my breath

Well it's a funny kind of pleasure ground

Some people take to praying

Some people talk a lot on the phone

I hear them talk on the 0898

You're gonna get wet

But that's all you're gonna get on your own

And so you might as well be

Singing with me

It's so easy

Ch: Sing - na na na na na

Is there anybody out there

Can anyone get out of their car

Na na na na na

I know you can try

To show me

Just what kinda people you are

2. What the hell is do wap

Bop bop showaddywaddy

I don't need it anyway

One for the money sounds fine

But tell me why I can't rhyme

With any thing you say

I let you hear me playing

I sing it to you over the phone

I don't know why communicating's

Got to seem like I do it on my own

And so I might as well

Just sing my song

Cos' it's so easy

Ch

Tonight we all slip out of stream

Danny looks right, Patty looks right

They copied from a magazine

The stuff was tailor-made

But it never fitted anyway

And when it all came away

We laughed like a drain

And it was real amour

Lights out on the second floor

And we were really gone

We jumped right overboard

Yes we were really gone

For just one moment of our own

Looking at the handbags, take a little drag

Staying out of the light that's green

Danny said "Isn't that the girl?"

"Yes", I said - I don't need a go-between

She knows we know

And all her friends know it too

We don't need a tarot

To say it's just me and it's you

We got a ride in Ken and Betty's car

And Kenny shook his furry dice

And Patty took us down the Rock Lobster bar

And Betty had hers with rice

Everybody split the tab

And Danny left his magazine

Patty took a radio cab

And I watched it on TV

Just like real amour ........... etc

J'ai besoin de quelqu 'un

Besoin de paillason

Si on va faire la bringue, fais la noce, fais la nouba

Voila le m'as-tu-vu

Comme il est bien foutu

Pas comme ci, fais comme ca

On peut faire la foire, la bomboula

I hear you talking

I hear you shout about it

I see the light flash in your eyes

I mean that walking

I can't get by without it

Let it take us over tonight

Let my arms hold you tight

Let's go faster than light

Say goodbye to the world

Let's get out of control

Entre tes bras

J'ai le béguin pour toi

La danse et la chanson

Un amour de rencontre

It took us over tonight

Now stop that talking

I can't make out that inflection

I say the whole thing's out of sight

And let's stop stalling

Take a step in my direction

It'll take us over tonight

Let my arms hold you tight

Let's go faster than light

Say goodbye to the world

Let's get out of control

Entre tes bras

J'ai le béguin pour toi

La danse et la chanson

Un amour de rencontre

It took us over tonight