Lyrics

[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 a word, but then he'd save it for another day For a north end kid like him that's how it goes [Pre-Chorus] He goes upstairs and takes his medicine Goes to heaven in his head and shuts his eyes [Chorus] When he sees the sunshine on his face Sees the world as a completely different place Where he can find himself a lover And have a kitchen with space Where there's music in the streets 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 [Verse 2] Tommy's dad's a marine So to dare or to dream's rather hard sometimes And the anger builds from those lethal blows he's took If he's to go at night, he'll get caught in a bar in a fight sometimes Another North End Kid, another shit out of luck [Pre-Chorus] Then he goes home and takes that medicine Goes to heaven in his head and shuts his eyes [Chorus] 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 streets 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 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 streets 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