So he drove me home in the van
And I took some stick here
Yes, I told you it was silly and I know
Truly I do love you
When I sleep with that picture of you framed
Well it's only bricks and mortar
Oh, listen, listen
Love at first sight, may sound trite
Oh, oh truly I love you
And so we clipped through the park
But it's true, you know, I could list the detail of everything
Oh, listen, listen
Adam was ugliest boy
As we spent the last night on Maudlin Street
I had sixteen stitches all around my hand
Don't leave your torch behind
You ever wore or said or how you stood the day
A power cut ahead, 1972, you know
Beside my bed
Oh, the last night on Maudlin Street
I am moving house, a half life disappears today
I never stole a happy hour, around here
Don't you know about law?"
With every hand waves me on
I took strange pills but I never meant to hurt you
He became what you see I am
Your gran died and your mother died on Maudlin Street
Came home late once, everyone had gone to bed
But you know no one stays up for you
Special farewell, I took the key from Maudlin Street
Oh, truly I do love you
They took you away in a police car
Oh, the last bus I missed to Maudlin Street
The ugliest man
Winter is so long
Goodbye house, goodbye stairs
But I think it's you in my room by the bed
Goodbye house forever
Oh, winter push on
The last night on Maudlin Street
Winter moves on
Complaining, "Women only like me for my mind"
Wherever you are, I hope you're singing now
But you without clothes, oh, I could not keep the straight face
I was born here and I was raised here
In pain and ashamed with never time to say
Oh, it's childish and it's silly
Push on
Oh, oh truly I love you, oh
Well I will be soon
No I cannot steal a pair of jeans off a clothes line for you
Wherever you are, wherever you are
Inspector, "Don't you know? Don't you care?
Secretly wishing me gone now
Oh, listen, listen
Me without clothes, well a nation turns its back and gags and packs
Oh, listen, listen
There were bad times on Maudlin Street
