The London Defence Songtext
von Our Royal Displeasure

It′s not gone forever
But it feels such a long way off
It was a spring endeavour
Now I'm ready to get on a plane
Ready to step out of the rain
Because it opens up an aching space
When I think of the love I′ve got for that place

I talked to all sorts, no pretending
Conversations with the strangers like old friends
I let go of my London defence yeah
I let go of my London defence yeah!


No one asked me ever
Over here it's always 'what do you do?′
It just didn′t matter
Defined only by our names
And I spelled 'em with the old green paint
High on the wall above the iron rails
Where the drinkers would haul up their bicycle chains

Where I talked to all sorts, no pretending
Conversations with the strangers like old friends
And I let go!
(I let go!)
Yeah!

I′m ashamed to admit
My wariness of the kindness shown toward me
It was a stowaway attitude with me that I didn't know I had
Now I′m trying to hang on to the mainland
I'm trying to hang on to the mainland
I′m trying to hang on to the mainland any way I can


I want a bog that works
I want the parquet floors
I want one of those windows that you open like doors
I want a bog like yours
I want your parquet floors
I want one of those windows that you open like doors
Yeh