new brighton

it's where we swam to

when i was younger

i remember how

you held me under

i was brand new

being underwater

but i'm stronger now

that i am a father

all the work is now

weight on my shoulders

'bout the future

and how we're getting older

and it's funny now

seeing you around

wearing that silly frown

it doesn't suit you

and i've been kinda thinking about the simple life

how i wanna lead it

i've been kinda thinking about the real world

you welcome me to it

i.i - i - i

it was a bad idea

bringing them here

because they have shifty eyes

all they see is paradise

but i've got a home here

what i've worked for

and it's over there that i get an answer that i want to hear

not facts and figures about the atmosphere

how i could affect it

and i've been kinda thinking about the simple life

how i wanna lead it

i've been kinda thinking about the real world

you welcome me to it

i.i - i - i

with battle we fought up pavilion

caused us to retreat three hundred miles to the safety of our new brighton

where we treat a hundred-twenty

and with the front lines crossed

we slowly reveal no secrets at all

we're just lonely boys with our submarine toys

and i've been kinda thinking about the simple life

how i wanna lead it

and i've been kinda thinking about the real world

you welcome me to it

i.i - i - i