[Verse 1] I unpacked my troubles from an old Safeways bag Underneath Cardboard City lights These two characters bought me supper And they gave me some fags and I settled down for the night [Verse 2] And I dreamt I was drunk on a tropical ocean Sailing home to the missus in Kilburn And there on my bunk were all her letters of devotion With some drawings and kisses from the children [Verse 3] And I dreamt I was an artist like ToulouseLautrec or Manet Drinking like a bastard in Madrid Instead of underneath the arches with Flanagan and Allen Not a million miles from Chelsea Bridge And then I woke up from my dreams The neighbours heard the screams And all the stray dogs were barking at the smell And those two scumbags had come back With some matches and some petrol Set fire to my bed and left me burning in Hell!
dreamt, safeways, toulouselautrec, manet, flanagan