Streets of London

Song Streets of London
Artist David Roth
Album More Pearls

Lyrics

[00:11.49] Have you seen the old man.
[00:13.87] In the closed down market.
[00:16.73] Kicking up the papers with his worn out shoes.
[00:21.88] In his eyes you see no pride.
[00:24.78] Hands held loosely at his side.
[00:27.53] Yesterday's paper, telling yesterday's news.
[00:33.47] So how can you tell me you're lonely.
[00:39.11] And say for you that the sun don't shine.
[00:43.94] Let me take you by the hand.
[00:47.85] And lead you through the streets of London.
[00:49.51] I'll show you something.
[00:51.76] To make you change your mind.
[00:58.65] Have you seen the old girl.
[01:00.91] Who walks the streets of London.
[01:03.61] Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags.
[01:08.58] She's no time for talking.
[01:11.28] She just keeps right on walking.
[01:13.90] Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
[01:20.25] So how can you tell me you're lonely.
[01:25.82] And say for you that the sun don't shine.
[01:30.50] Let me take you by the hand.
[01:33.27] And lead you through the streets of London.
[01:36.13] I'll show you something.
[01:38.39] To make you change your mind.
[02:04.20] So how can you tell me you're lonely.
[02:09.84] And say for you that the sun don't shine.
[02:14.89] Let me take you by the hand.
[02:17.56] And lead you through the streets of London.
[02:20.12] I'll show you something.
[02:22.55] To make you change your mind.
[02:29.42] In the old night cafe at a quarter past eleven.
[02:34.19] The same old man sitting there on his own.
[02:39.53] Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup.
[02:44.79] Each tea lasts an hour, and he wanders home alone.
[02:51.16] So how can you tell me you're lonely.
[02:56.75] And say for you that the sun don't shine..
[03:01.99] Let me take you by the hand.
[03:04.15] And lead you through the streets of London.
[03:07.90] I'll show you something.
[03:09.14] To make you change your mind.
[03:16.28] Have you seen the old man.
[03:18.26] Outside the seaman's mission.
[03:21.50] Memory fading with the minor ribands that he wears.
[03:26.69] In our winter city the rain cries little pity.
[03:31.46] For one more forgotten hero.
[03:33.85] And a world which doesn't care.
[03:38.20] So how can you tell me you're lonely.
[03:43.49] Don'T say for you that the sun don't shine.
[03:48.71] Let me take you by the hand.
[03:51.10] And lead you through the streets of London.
[03:54.70] I'll show you something.
[03:56.32] To make you change your mind.
[03:59.96] I'll show you something.
[04:02.70] To make you change your mind.