Streets Of London-Ralph McTell

[ti:Streets Of London] [ar:Ralph McTell] [al:Streets Of London - Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:13.55]Have you seen the old man [00:15.87]In the closed down market [00:18.61] [00:19.36]Kicking up the papers [00:21.60]With his worn out shoes [00:25.23]In his eyes you see no pride [00:27.85]AND held loosely AT his side [00:31.28]Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news [00:37.89] [00:38.54]So how can you tell me you're lonely [00:45.34]And say for you that the sun don't shine [00:51.15]Let me take you by the hand and [00:53.77]Lead you through the streets of London [00:57.45]I'll show you something to make you change your mind [01:02.88]Have you seen the old girl [01:12.36]Who walks the streets of London [01:15.24]Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags [01:21.71]She's no time for talking [01:24.14]She just keeps right on walking [01:27.39]Carrying her home in two carrier bags [01:34.50] [01:35.31]So how can you tell me you're lonely [01:40.87] [01:42.30]And say for you that the sun don't shine [01:48.17]Let me take you by the hand and [01:51.04]Lead you through the streets of London [01:55.10]I'll show you something to make you change your mind [01:58.70] [02:13.03]In the all night cafe [02:15.28]At a quarter past eleven [02:18.97]Same old man sitting there on his own [02:25.32]Looking at the world [02:27.51]Over the rim of his tea-cup [02:31.51]Each tea lasts an hour [02:33.94]And he wanders home alone [02:38.86]So how can you tell me you're lonely [02:46.29]And say for you that the sun don't shine [02:51.79]Let me take you by the hand and [02:54.84]Lead you through the streets of London [02:58.65]I'll show you something to make you change your mind [03:03.45]Have you seen the old man [03:12.19]Outside the Seamen's Mission [03:16.31]Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears [03:22.05]In our winter city [03:25.11]The rain cries a little pity [03:28.48]For one more forgotten hero [03:31.66]And a world that doesn't care [03:36.65]So how can you tell me you're lonely [03:43.64]And say for you that the sun don't shine [03:48.82]Let me take you by the hand and [03:52.38]Lead you through the streets of London [03:55.87]I'll show you something to make you change your mind