The Lights of London

Was there in your cage
When your lion got tamed
Was up on your stage
When your childhood flamedThe sorrow and rage
But it ain't no game to me nowAll the lights in London shining now
Slow ye down and stay awhile
All the lights in London shining nowStanding in line
With these abstract gifts
Counting the time
As the dragnet shiftsA quarter to nine
And the gray cloud lifts away nowAll the lights in London shining now
Slow ye down and stay awhile
All the lights in London falling downHearing you say
With your perspect's tongue
Walking the way
Where the dreams get flungWas never your thing
When it all goes wrong to worry, whoaAll the lights in London shining now
Slow ye down and stay awhile
All the lights in London shining nowTelling a lie
'Cause the truth just stinks
Out in the mud
Where the lightning sinksWishing you could
As the strip light blinks away now, whoaAll the lights in London shining now
Slow ye down and stay awhile
All the lights in London falling downAll of London falling down
All of London falling down
All of London