Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la
Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la
Sit back in your old rocking chair
Got a TV set and a radio
Got a mortgage hanging over his head
You can go outside and polish your car
Here is your reward for working so hard
Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes
In your Shangri-la
The little man who gets the train
You're in your place and you know where you are
You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
And all the houses in the street have got a name
'Cause he's conditioned that way
For seven shillings a week
You can't go anywhere
They tell your business in another Shangri-la
You can't go anywhere
You just want to sit in your Shangri-la
'Cause all the houses in the street they look the same
You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
Time goes by and he pays off his debts
Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la
The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know
They say their lines, they drink their tea and then they go
You need not worry, you need not care
Too scared to think about how insecure you are
Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-la
Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
Life ain't so happy in your little Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la
In your Shangri-la
Gone are the lavatories in the back yard
You're in your place and you know where you are
You need not worry, you need not care
The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car
But he's too scared to complain
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la
Sit back in your old rocking chair
