Lyrics
Way back in the day
Way back in the day
Way back in the day
Tell me a story dad
Sarah calls him papi, loves what's missing in her daddy
A father figured by now he's looking shabby
The city isn't always happy, millions of stories, drive us whappy
Now they're arguing over who should change the nappy
T's never met his pops, he's heard the stories and the plots
He was in love with Maria, but then he loved the bottle a lot
He never could quite get sober enough to stop
He never came back after he went out for cigarettes from the shop
He jumped straight on the tube, went off and started again
T's looking out the window, dad never came home again
Border patrol, but drugs and guns keep making it in
Someone's surely raking it in
Are you taking it in
ET's not in the sky, but the electronic heights are
And Hollywood holds you hostage with its incredible drama
The truth's not on the web or in the windy doorway
Sleep where we lay our heads, wishing it was back in the day
Way back in the day
Way back in the day
Michelle walked out of home, she couldn't take it anymore
Ended up in Kilburn by the high road at her grandma's front door
Too afraid to knock at first, then she found it soothing
They said the lady who lived here died long not before they moved in
Jimmy controlled the home through force, his voice was silent
Now he's up on court after years of domestic violence
Drove me to the edge of the bed, the edge of my head
The edge of what we said and these words are the stones that bled
Sarah was pregnant, fuelled by drugs and anger
They said she gave herself an abortion with a rusty coat hanger
She used to rave all weekend, now her and her man ain't speaking
Cable her phone to cut off, next will be the heating
Down on his luck, Ali's needle got stuck in his groin
The opp to get it out left him unable to join the army
He saw it as his way to get paid
Now he can't pass the physical and wishes he was back in the day