Singin' my heart out in the evening rain, 

An all-weather seranade on Ashton Lane, 

Made enough money for a ticket on a southbound train, 


A second-hand guitar and a stolen rucksack, 

All I thought I needed was all I could pack, 

I said “see you later” even though I knew I wasn't comin' back. 



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So if I sing you a Jimmy Cagney quote, 

Sing it through my teeth with a lump in my throat, 

I hope you know, 

That even though, 

I live a thousand miles from home, 

I'm on top of the world. 


I might be livin' in a bus but it's by the sea, 

And when the sun beats down it's over thirty degrees, 

There ain't a single day when I don't look about and think “lucky me”. 


I drive a beat-up van and not a fast sports car, 

‘Cause I spent my money on a flashy guitar, 

I've come a long way even though I had to go this far.