[Verse 1]
Tommy's from the city
He lives in a north end terraced house
Near a council estate
He makes windows and doors
And though his friends [all means to ends?]
Oh how often thinks of getting out
Like his mother did near 18 years before
(whistling)
The boy's got a vision of going on a mission to the USA
He wants to sing and dance and act on those broadway shows
If he should speak [?] save it for another day
For a north end kid like him that's how it goes
He goes upstairs and takes his medicine
Goes to heaven in his head and shuts his eyes
When he sees the sunshine on his face
Sees the world as a completely different place
Where he can find himself a lover
And how they kid you in space
Where there's music in the strets
The crowds are throwing roses at his feet
And then he pulls away the covers
And readies for another couple days in the real world
Struggling to make ends meet
Tommy's dad's a marine
So to dare him to dream
Tommy's from the city
He lives in a north end terraced house
Near a council estate
He makes windows and doors
And though his friends [all means to ends?]
Oh how often thinks of getting out
Like his mother did near 18 years before
(whistling)
The boy's got a vision of going on a mission to the USA
He wants to sing and dance and act on those broadway shows
If he should speak [?] save it for another day
For a north end kid like him that's how it goes
He goes upstairs and takes his medicine
Goes to heaven in his head and shuts his eyes
When he sees the sunshine on his face
Sees the world as a completely different place
Where he can find himself a lover
And how they kid you in space
Where there's music in the strets
The crowds are throwing roses at his feet
And then he pulls away the covers
And readies for another couple days in the real world
Struggling to make ends meet
Tommy's dad's a marine
So to dare him to dream
( Jamie Webster )
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