The Show - Tom Walker

Let me set the scene, Saturday night

The line for the club is ruining my high

I tell my mates, «Lads, this queue’s not for me»

«Come on Tom, another hour we’ll be in»

I said, «I spend enough of my life just waiting in line

And I won’t let another split second go by»

I take a stroll 'round London town

Just me on my own, see how it plays out

So I take to the streets, just me and my lonesome

£30 richer, gave a tenner to a homeless man

An individual who’s found it hard to formulate a plan

God knows I can relate to that

I can relate to that

And I’ll carry on moving through London town

Just cruising 'til the lights go down

Yeah, I’ll carry on moving through London town, yeah

And I walk around these city streets

With my headphones blaring

I barely got the ground beneath my feet

The city’s acting out another play for me

And I think I will stay in my drunken haze

I’ll watch the show for free, I’ll watch the show for free

There’s a lady in the street

Asking people not to speak too loudly 'cause

All the lads are acting rowdy

The clubs are closed and the crowds departed

And there’s cabs queuing up round the corner

Kebab shop lights, balloon man stories

It’s one for five, three for a tenner

They’re the perfect way to end your bender

Couple lads on the sidewalk arguing

Alcohol fumes plus adrenaline

It’s a combination that will never win

First come police, then the ambulance

Said first come police, then the ambulance

And I’ll carry on moving through London town

Cruising 'til the lights go down

Yeah, I’ll carry on moving through London town, yeah

And I walk around these city streets

With my headphones blaring

I barely got the ground beneath my feet

The city’s acting out another play for me

And I think I will stay in my drunken haze

I’ll watch the show for free, I’ll watch the show for free

'Cause sometimes you see a world that you have never seen

The good, the bad, the ugly, and somewhere in between

Well, these nights will highlight the beauty you don’t notice

In a world that’s hardly coping

We just keep on hoping, we just keep on

Walking around these city streets

With our headphones blaring

Barely got the ground beneath our feet

The city’s acting out another play for me

And I think I will stay in my drunken haze

I’ll watch the show for free, I’ll watch the show for free

I’ll watch the show for free

I’ll watch the show for free