Chain Gang - Close Your Eyes

Yeah there ain’t nowhere like London town, I swear, but the once familiar

streets cast shadows everywhere

And, vultures fly, orbiting the M25, obscured by the smoke and smog that fills

the sky

The chain gang marches through the streets of London

As the tower bells ricochet off the cobble stone like musket fire,

yeah the chain gang marches through the streets of London

She burns like a queen for all to see, setting fire to the hearts of country

men like me

And it pains me so 'cos the higher the buildings grow, the lower the morals of

this city go, whoa

And the chain gang marches through the streets of London as the tower bells

ricochet off the cobble stone like musket fire

Yeah the chain gang marches through the streets of London, My London

The drones call time on the breadline, knocking off on another day desk driving,

ladder climbing and simply signing life away

While down on Tottenham court the kids with nothing else get to sing a song

We raise a glass to rule Britannia and hope the old girl sings along

So if these days are numbered, please don’t let me know

And, if these days are numbered, please don’t let me know!

And, all the rats run wild on the DLR between Canary Wharf and Bank!

And the chain gang marches through the streets of London, as the tower bells

ricochet off the cobble stone like musket fire

The chain gang marches through the streets of London

Yeah I swear, there ain’t nowhere like London where the tower bells ricochet

off the cobble stone like musket fire

The chain gang marches through the streets of London