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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sam Fender
Sam Fender
Vocals
Thom Lewis
Thom Lewis
Synthesizer
Bramwell Bronte
Bramwell Bronte
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sam Fender
Sam Fender
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dean Thompson
Dean Thompson
Engineer
Barny Barnicott
Barny Barnicott
Mixing Engineer
Robin Schmidt
Robin Schmidt
Mastering Engineer
Bramwell Bronte
Bramwell Bronte
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dark grey vistas of this weathered place
The blue star on The Nautilus
Old boys like chimneys
Mass of filth and rubbish outside the houses
And broken fridges and torn up sofas
[Verse 2]
The boy racers tearing down the Beehive road
Leading out to coastlines
Where kids freeze their lungs
And run amongst the rolling dunes away from everyone
[Chorus]
Oh, leave fast or stay forever
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
Leave fast or stay forever
[Verse 3]
Boarded-up windows on the promenade
The shells of old nightclubs and halfway houses
Intoxicated people battling on the regular in a lazy lowlights bar
[Verse 4]
Poor souls sleeping on shopfront doors
Being turfed off by the council
Forgotten by our government
A selfish little baby with no responsibility
Watching people die in the cold
[Chorus]
Oh, leave fast or stay forever
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
Written by: Sam Fender

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