London by The Cool Greenhouse Lyrics
Well I sold all of my records to move to London
I had too much scenery around me, and my feet they had an itch on
Arrived January 3rd, pollution limits already broken
Went round the old tower, even looked at the dungeon
Made a million in the city to get a drink, could just afford one
Then looked around for a flat, but it turns out they're already taken
By ex-KGB assassins who are always on vacation
And the pigeons look at me funny, and the pavements give me a hard-on
Well now I'm living in this town
There's too many green parakeets in this town
Yes now I'm living in this town
And it costs a fortune to move around
One good thing about this city is there's no shortage of good coffee
Well you can even get a croissant with it, oh, for only £13.50
Found a cardboard box in Hackney, just a grand and a half monthly
Well I can only fit my head in it, but bollocks to the rest of me
Well the music's going okay, but the guy on after sounds just like me
Well thank God there are basically no hippies, unlike back in the country
And whilst riding on the Orange Line, y'know I noticed some sort of conspiracy
Well two dozen Swedish foxes were staring right at me
And now I'm living in this town
There's too many artisanal pies in this town
Yes now I'm living in this town
And the foxes at night, they drive me insane
Well now I'm six months in, I'm setting up a start-up bakery
Y'know we only use flour that's been puked on by a baby
But for heaven's sake don't ask me, well, what happened to the family
Who used to occupy this space before my nice bread factory?
'Cause I'm just trying to satisfy the need for exquisite toast and honey
And if you pay for it through your nose, well we'll even give you some free toffee
I'm getting used to the air here, can feel it shaving the years off me
But sometimes I get a sinking feeling like there's a great evil above me
Because they're gonna price you out too
Yeah they're coming for you
Well maybe try your luck in Margate
Or in Glasgow
And now I'm living in this town
And the chicken shops, they prop it up
Yes now I'm living in this town
And the way we live, you couldn't make it up
Yes now I'm living in this town
I think I'd better join a gym
If I'm gonna stick around
I had too much scenery around me, and my feet they had an itch on
Arrived January 3rd, pollution limits already broken
Went round the old tower, even looked at the dungeon
Made a million in the city to get a drink, could just afford one
Then looked around for a flat, but it turns out they're already taken
By ex-KGB assassins who are always on vacation
And the pigeons look at me funny, and the pavements give me a hard-on
Well now I'm living in this town
There's too many green parakeets in this town
Yes now I'm living in this town
And it costs a fortune to move around
One good thing about this city is there's no shortage of good coffee
Well you can even get a croissant with it, oh, for only £13.50
Found a cardboard box in Hackney, just a grand and a half monthly
Well I can only fit my head in it, but bollocks to the rest of me
Well the music's going okay, but the guy on after sounds just like me
Well thank God there are basically no hippies, unlike back in the country
And whilst riding on the Orange Line, y'know I noticed some sort of conspiracy
Well two dozen Swedish foxes were staring right at me
And now I'm living in this town
There's too many artisanal pies in this town
Yes now I'm living in this town
And the foxes at night, they drive me insane
Well now I'm six months in, I'm setting up a start-up bakery
Y'know we only use flour that's been puked on by a baby
But for heaven's sake don't ask me, well, what happened to the family
Who used to occupy this space before my nice bread factory?
'Cause I'm just trying to satisfy the need for exquisite toast and honey
And if you pay for it through your nose, well we'll even give you some free toffee
I'm getting used to the air here, can feel it shaving the years off me
But sometimes I get a sinking feeling like there's a great evil above me
Because they're gonna price you out too
Yeah they're coming for you
Well maybe try your luck in Margate
Or in Glasgow
And now I'm living in this town
And the chicken shops, they prop it up
Yes now I'm living in this town
And the way we live, you couldn't make it up
Yes now I'm living in this town
I think I'd better join a gym
If I'm gonna stick around