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City of London

The Mekons
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I had no idea where I was going How I lived or what I did here The yawning gulf between Hangs like a rope from a wooden beam Breathing life into these stone cold lips Putting gas into this battered old stretch limousine City of London City of London City of London City of London Above this unquiet grave I smell the smell of decay And stumble through the streets of grey It never rains but it sometimes does Please sir can I have some more? How long can you carry on? Till the empire's built The empire's gone City of London City of London City of London City of London Ten square miles of hell And how the dirt is done City of London take off your clothes City of London tip your hat Show me your boarding scab The empire's gone Go directly to the graveyard Sling your hook along the way Do not pause to ask directions There are no signs along the way Do not ask friends or strangers They will not know the way Your whole life flashes before you In the most unsatisfactory way Drink and drugs they weren't the problem The crime will catch you in the end City of London City of London City of London City of London Ten square miles of hell And how the dirt is done Sometimes you see things and you know they're evil Like a face or a dog or a place I've got problems you wouldn't believe But I'm not quite ready to talk about them City of London take off your clothes City of London tip your hat And show me your boarding scab The empire's gone