Chickentown (Live KCRW Session 1989)

歌詞

Acres of park Drunk in the dark This is just fantastic it's a British institution What a fabulous place what a planning revolution It's a small town The library is open late the church has a steeple Open up the doors let's introduce you to the people There's nothing much to talk about There's nothing on T.V. Civic pride is scarey, civic pride is scaring me In a small town Where people look surprised because the weather's bad again In a small town Yeah the paper say there's far too much going on So they give the police machineguns 'coz they say they should be strong But the police protect the villians 'coz the villians know the law I'm going to hole up in my livingroom and lean against the door In a small town Chickentown manoevures keep the punters on their toes In a small town The busses don't run after half-past ten The bars are full of psychopathic german-shepard men I see budgies in the gutter with a wing or two torn off, While their owner does the corner supermarket shuffle, Coughing up the consequence of smoking 40 grotty fags a day Doesn't like 'em, can't afford them, but he does it anyway Living in development corporation town Where they don't bang you up they just slap you down If the banks don't get you, then the back-bars will And when it's eaten you up it's gonna be here still In a small town Where everybody's much the same as everybody else In a small town You oughtta get out more it would be better for your health In a small town Empty fertiliser bags at Billing Aquadrome In a small town Welcome to the muppet ranch you have a lovely home In a small town Yes you really have a very very very very very lovely home In a small town What was that they promised you? You'd have a lovely home? In a small town Welcome to the muppet ranch you have a lovely home