lovers' town
Singer:billy bragg
all the lies they told us in the classroom
wouldn't fit in the outside world
they were right and i was wrong
only knew what they taught me
remember when they caught me
just trying to get out of the way
it came to a head one night
all my mates just ran away
with blood and the tears on my best shirt
and someone said 'will they come after you?'
i began to wonder what did i do wrong here
i began to wonder do i belong here
you think that love only exists in your eyes
but it exists in girls' smiles
and you think that love only exists in your eyes
but it exists in girls' smiles
the whole world had it in for me
how cool i must have been
all metal comb and misery
if ever you go back there's lessons still to be learned
those same boys are waiting outside the dance hall
when the carpet's paid for
and your friends can all come round
but they were not my friends
my friends were in the future
just as well i had the sense to hide
for this was lover's town
no other town was quite like lover's
no other town was quite like lover's