UK Blues

Arrived in Helsinki, tired and sticky

My body hit the bed, I almost fell dead

Got to the venue, they ink-stamped my wrist, waitress asked me Mark...

Meat or white fish?

Got up on the stage, the sound it was ok

But I struggled like a marlin on an unlucky day

Tried a few new songs, they looked at me like what?

Where's Katy Song, Mistress and Grace Cathedral Park?

Finland, Finland

So many trees, John Denver would be pleased

Finland, Finland

Cold as ice but the waitress she was nice

Met a Finn after. She was thin as a waif.

Big viking stepped in, big old oaf named Leif

Went back to my room, alone and I cried

been a year to the day, that my Kit Kat died

Left Helsinki, the next stop was Aarhus

A taxi, two airplanes, and a fucking shuttle bus

Denmark, Denmark

Everybody's white, everyone rides bikes

Denmark, Denmark

Everyone rides bikes, everybody's white

Left for London via Copenhagen, for a concert in the park at 1:30pm

Got up on the stage, people gathered round

Retro 80s band... drownded out my sound

went and got my check, went back to my room

Feeling suicidal, feeling full of gloom

Turned on the TV, there was rioting & stuff...

As if this city isn't depressing enough

London, London

It's all the rage if your favorite color's beige

London, London

Look right, look left, makes me think of death

Off to Manchester, then to Bristol

Had a show on a boat, it was half full

Guy in the front, heckled me all night

Skin was a sickly mix of grey, pink, and white

Went back to my room, more riots on the news

Homesick as fuck, I got the UK blues

Bristol, Bristol

Cobblestone streets, people missing teeth

Bristol, Bristol

Is this really what people eat?

Back to London, then to Belfast

Had to catch a plane, had to get there fast

Had to get a room, had to change my clothes

Had to change my strings, check my sound and play a show

Had to meet some friends, had to take a bath

Had to catch a flight, going home at last.

Belfast, Belfast

Out the taxi window cows sleeping on the grass

Belfast, Belfast

Out the taxi window cows sleeping on the grass