South London

South London lives inside my head

I grew a little bit there when I was a kid

I was small and rushing soccer falls in the mud

I loved sitting on the top of the big red buses

When the cold came in and the snow came with us

My little sister and I'd never seen winter

So we ran to the window we ran to the river

The grey, the green, the white, the cold ears

Now, I'm standing here

I'm standing here

I'm standing here

Go

And it smells the same, tears warm my face

When you cry is it your soul hitting something greater?

When the train pulls up at the King's Cross stop

I feel so much bigger my eyes adjust

And hey, something sad, it's been hurting lately

It's not the same as I thought it would be

There's a dark side of London my parents tried to hide

But I remember seeing people sleeping outside

And there was a murder on the bridge

And I stayed up scared of Jack The Ripper

I walked to the river, down to the river

Remember, remember, remember, remember

Go

I go to our house and I stand outside

There's a different car sitting in our drive

I see my dad and we're riding our bikes

To the river but it's not real

There is another man so I walk away

Past the Tesco, and the church bells

Where they prayed

Where they prayed

And Heathrow's calling I've got to go

There's another place with another show

And I can't complain and that I know

But I'll be back soon I really hope

And so much stays, so much changes

And so much stays, so much changes

And so much stays, so much changes

And so much stays, so much changes

And so much stays, so much changes

And so much stays, so much changes

And so much stays and so much changes

And so much stays and so much changes

And now I'm standing here

I'm standing here

I'm standing here

Go