Edward Henry Street

1959 - I came alive
1963 - First memories
On a football pitch - 1966
1968 - I came of age
I'm in the crescent
Always in the present
I'm in the crescent

From splash point to the harbour bridge
Past the sky tower where the pavilion stood
From the Foryd river past the white sand dunes
The war memorial and the bowling greens
I'm in the crescent
Always in the present
I'm in the crescent

I had to lose myself to find myself again

1970 - School came to me
On the reservation I got my head kicked in
In a sheepskin coat punched in the throat
I learned how to live
I learned how to survive
I'm in the crescent
Always in the present
I'm in the crescent

I had to lose myself to find myself again

Beg phil and the suicidal kid came into town
Scratch ran the Kavern records empire and discovered the big new sounds
The middle of nowhere sound of Edward Henry Street

Puma pete and richie mod and paul from the catholic school
Eddie mac and my brother steve got caught breaking all the rules
The middle of nowhere blues of Edward Henry Street

Down to kevin's egg packing station to play subbuteo
We bought 'aladdin sane' from Greaves Records and had the whole of our lives changed
The middle of nowhere came to Edward Henry Street

And the sea is always calling

Where are we going and what are we going to do when we get there?
We've been everywhere but we always end up back were we started
What do we want and will we know it when we see it?
We're looking for something but we don't know what it is that we're missing
Where are we going?, What are we saying?
Where are we going and what are we going to do when we get there?

We're throwing our coins deep into the wishing well
Writing and sending postcards wishing you were here instead
Our palms were read we caught a glimpse of the future
We burnt a Ouija board outside a church and got caught by the preacher
Where are we going?, What are we saying?
Where are we going and what are we going to do when we get there?

We have been walking around in circles all our lives
We have been walking around in circles all our lives

Waiting for the summer, waiting for the sun
Waiting for the summer, waiting once again

They come from the cities from the midlands and the potteries
They wear Ben sherman shirts, brutus, levi sta-press and skinner jeans
From the land of hope and glory

They've come for the glittering glam rock ballrooms
A flash of GX scooters all green, red, white and blue
From the land of hope and glory

It's a bank holiday weekend
Nothing ever seems to go on
A peaceful holiday weekend
A bank holiday weekend

Hit the town, hit the town
We're going out, we're going to hit the town
The light are bright, the lights are bright
We're going out all the lights are bright
We're going to have some fun
We're going to have some fun

Northern soul boys and skinhead girls
Suedeheads dancing on the fighting floor
Purple hearts, dexy's, blues and chalk
Doing the mercenary skank once more

I was running with the backhanders
From the mona to the mermaiders
From the east end to the west paraders
Through the car park and up the stairs
You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares
I'm going up downtown

I met the twist in there one new years eve [In the nineteen seventies]
I said let's start a band and sound like Lou Reed 
I was all dressed up to look like david bowie
I met a Bryan Ferry lookalike a Blow Monkey
You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares
I'm going up downtown

I met the girl with the unusual name in there  [In the nineteen eighties]
You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares
I'm going up downtown

I used to wonder why and what lies over the horizon
I went looking for the answer when the answer was right here all of the time
I went looking for direction I travelled far I travelled wide
I found myself back where I started  what I wanted was right here all of the time
In you I see the world
In you I see my girl
In you i see the world
I came across a prophet who said don't look here for the answers
Look into yourself and you will see all that there is to see and to be seen
In you I see the world
In you I see my girl
In you i see the world

Lazy days, lazy days
Lazy, hazy days
We sit and watch the world go by
All our cares are floating on the tide
Lazy days, lazy days
Lazy, hazy days
We float away into our dreams
We make believe that nothing here is real
Lazy days, lazy days
Lazy, hazy days

Waves are crashing down on the golden sands
On the days of our lives
Rays of light are falling like the passing time
Hold on tight my love
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Where have the good times gone

Winds are blowing from the silver seas
Blowing through our memories
From the clouds of all of our yesterdays
Hold on tight my love
Where have they gone, where have they gone
Where have the good times gone

It's going to be a good year, a good year for every one
We're going to have a good time, a good time, a real good time

Somethings going to change in our little lives
Say goodbye to all the tears you cry
All the loneliness you feel inside
All the little fears you cannot hide

It's going to be a good year, a good year for every one
We're going to have a good time, a good time, a real good time

Somethings going to happen this time I'm sure
Maybe this could really be the one
All the times we've come oh so close
Our luck is going to change I know it, I really know it
It's going to be a good year, a good year for every one
We're going to have a good time, a good time, a real good time
It's going to be a good year, a good year for every one