down to london

Joe Jackson

Stop - what?s that sound
It?s the death rattle of this rusty old town
Stop - listen again
It?s the sound of laughter all along the thames

Hey - what?s my line
Do I have to stay here ?til the end of time
I?m - good lookin? and bright
I wanna see life after ten at night

So if they ask you where I am
I?m in the back of a transit van
In a squat on the earls court road
Gone down to london turning coal into gold
Down to london - down to london
Gone down to london to be the king

Hey - what?s your name
The boys back home all seem to look the same
You - should stick with me
And one of us will make it, just you see

Stop - what?s that sound
Seems like the sixties are still swingin? around
Hey - can you hear me back there
Or is there anybody left to care

So if you ask me where they are
They?re hanging tough in a soho bar
Playing guitars in the underground
Gone down to london tryin? to chase that sound
Down to london - down to london
Gone down to london to be the king

So I ask you should I cry or laugh
Drinking tea in a kings cross caff
A leather jacket against the cold
Gone down to london turning coal into gold
Down to london - down to london
Gone down to london to be the king