Down To London (Album Version)

Down To London - Joe Jackson

Stop - whats that sound

Its the death rattle of this

Rusty old town

Stop - listen again

Its the sound of laughter

All along the thames

Hey - whats my line

Do I have to stay here

Til the end of time

Im - good lookin and bright

I wanna see life after ten at night

So if they ask you where I am

Im 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

Gone down to london to be the king

Hey - whats 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 - whats 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

Theyre 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

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

Gone down to london to be the king