The Ladies Of London Town

There's so many beautiful girls in here tonight

I can hardly stand it

Where do they go during the day

Who the hell do they go home with at the end of the night

I don't understand it

They never go home with me

You dance as if you're hours away from death

You're wearing too much make-up and showing too much flesh

And you smile a smile to take away my breath

Because tonight, and only tonight, you know you're the best

The ladies of London town

Go flowing through these streets like water

Running little streams down to the river

They wash the dirty ground, they sweep me off my feet

But like an English summer, they'll soon be gone forever

I've seen you trawling Camden at 4am

Outside of the clubnight

Deciding whose house will hold a free-for-all

I've followed you back to mansions and I've met all your friends

Under the streetlights

But I can never recall what you're called

You dance, you sweat

Your glance is met

And you hold my gaze a bit

And pretend you never did

And I'm left standing on my own

The ladies of London town throw one last glance over their shoulders

Blow a kiss, and then they're gone forever