Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madness
Vocals
Graham McPherson
Vocals
Simon Hale
Conductor
Lee Thompson
Saxophone
Mark Bedford
Bass
Mike Barson
Keyboards
Daniel Woodgate
Drums
Chris Foreman
Guitar
Cathal Smyth
Background Vocals
Pablo Cook
Percussion
The London Session Orchestra
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Barson
Composer
Lee Thompson
Composer
Simon Hale
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Clive Langer
Producer
Alan Winstanley
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Staggering home
The headlights throw a shadow up and upon
Friends and loved ones that have done no wrong
But no longer mean anything to me
Oh am I mumbling on
Into a crystal glass that echoes a song?
The enticement invites you along
A path of exterior color
[Verse 2]
But come the morning
Shivering and contorting
To border on the brink
For just another sink
Oh take me down
For one more round
[Verse 3]
Oh involve me in libations
Stick a rock in my foundation
I pickle my relations
Put me on probation
Oh, I'll take you down
For one last round
[Verse 4]
Oh, lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost
Giving her my utmost
Spilling out my deepest feelings
Lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost
Giving her my utmost
Spilling out my deepest feelings
Now all I want to do
Is snuggle up to you
A nightcap in the early morning dew
[Verse 5]
Look, what have I become
Distancing myself so far and from
But gazing up, I wave the night boat on
For now it's heaven in deepest Tottenham
[Verse 6]
Oh, what have I done, to deserve this fate?
It's all going wrong
Even the cab fare has been and gone
And now I'm lagging in deepest Tottenham
[Verse 7]
But come the morning
Shivering and contorting
To border on the brink
For just another sink
Oh take me down
For one more round
[Verse 8]
Yeah, lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost
Giving her my utmost
Spilling out my deepest feelings
Lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost
Giving her my utmost
Spilling out my deepest feelings
[Verse 9]
Frightening, frightening
Strike me down with lightning
I've given in to fighting
Now all I want to do
Is get closer to you
A nightcap in the early morning dew
[Verse 10]
Oh, lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost
Giving her my utmost
Spilling out my deepest feelings
Lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost
Giving her my utmost
Spilling out my deepest feelings
[Verse 11]
Lovestruck
I've fallen for a lamppost
I'm giving it my utmost
I've fallen for a lamppost
With my deepest feelings
[Verse 12]
Now all I want to do
Is snuggle up to you
A nightcap in the early morning dew
Written by: Lee Thompson, Michael Barson