For Tomorrow (Live at Mile End Stadium)

Lyrics

[Spoken] It looks beautiful now, Canary Wharf Ah, thanks, hon Must drive you mad if you live in one of those Those flats lookin' like that, that, uh That light, blue thing, 24 hours a day This is called "For Tomorrow" [Verse 1] He's a twentieth century boy With his hands on the rails He's trying not to be sick again And holding on for tomorrow London ice cracks on a seamless line He's hanging on for dear life And so we hold each other tightly And hold on for tomorrow, singing [Chorus] La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la Holding on for tomorrow (-row-row-row) [Verse 2] She's a twentieth century girl With her hands on the wheels She's trying not to make him sick again And seeing what she can borrow London's so nice back in your seamless rhymes But we're lost on the Westway And so we hold each other tightly And hold on for tomorrow, singing [Chorus] La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la Holding on for tomorrow (-row-row-row-row) [Verse 3] We're trying not to be sick again And holding on for tomorrow She's a twentieth century girl Hanging on for dear life And so we hold each other tightly And we can wait until tomorrow, singing [Chorus] La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la La, la, la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la Holding on for tomorrow (-row-row-row) [Instrumental] [Bridge] Holding on for tomorrow-row-row Holding on for tomorrow-row-row Holding on for tomorrow (-row-row-row) [Chorus] Jim stops and gets out the car He goes to a house in Emperor's Gate He's through the door, to his room Then he put the TV on He turned it off and made some tea Said, "Modern life—" Holding on for tomorrow (-row-row-row) Then Susan comes into the room She's a naughty girl with a lovely smile Says, "Take a drive to Primrose Hill" It's windy there and the view's so nice London ice can freeze your toes Like anyone, well, I suppose you're Holding on for tomorrow (-row-row-row), oh-oh [Outro] Good night