Arthur Road

V1 I went back to my old school

Some places that I used to go

The first time that I played in a band

In an old church hall that somebody knew

Every day I had to get on a train

With men and women going to Town

I hated them then and I still hate them now

The whole thing is getting me down

V2 Oh Arthur Road - your big houses are so fine

I'm so mad that I could explode

I want to know why they are not mine

But it’s too late for all that now

There’s no turning back from what I have done

All those fucking people endlessly deceitful

Now i have lost and they have won

BR] What is on my mind? / I can’t regret it now

But maybe that’s because I’ll know I’m gonna find peace somehow

Some people got no-one / Some people got nothing

They’re feelin’ so small

Life can be so hurtful - But I can be tougher still

And think about how to finish it all ... - I'm hearing the call

[Instrumental]

[RPT BR] What is on my mind .......

V3 All of the things I could have done

All of the things that I didn’t do

All of the things I wanted to do

But I only ended up hurting you

Everyone’s moving up - getting someplace with their lives

I could have been a someone but I ended up a no-one

And that’s why I prefer to die [RPT last 2 lines]

Composition Notes:

Arthur Road in Wimbledon is an area of luxury housing near the AELTC Tennis. The song is about jealousy of the rich, anger and depression

The music is based on a gospel song 'I wish I could fly' which I first heard as the theme tune to a film review programme on the TV in the 70's & 80's

2016