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