Elvaston Place

Album: Modern Times (2000)
Play Video
  • Alstewart- Elvaston Place

    Elvaston Place
    A run-down basement in South Ken
    Hiding your face
    Behind the railings in the rain
    Stony steps to a small grey herd
    Of dustbins blinking in the sunlight
    Our yesterday lives
    Crouched by the fireside
    In Elvaston Place

    Holes in the lace-
    Curtains, splintery window frames
    A small furnished space
    We never knew the landlord's name
    Electric bar to warm your winter toes
    Evening paper for the bath mat
    Watching the face
    Happy beside me
    In Elvaston Place

    The city's spreading like a stony tide across the countryside
    I live alone now in London town
    Cars and buses everywhere, they hide the sun and eat the air
    You need a friend when it gets you down
    All the money that I've ever owned
    I'd give it all tomorrow
    If I could lay happy beside you
    In Elvaston Place

    Elvaston Place
    I stopped to look at you today
    New whitewashed face
    Behind the railings in the rain
    You once held a love of mine
    She changed just like the weather
    The Kensington skies go on for ever
    In Elvaston Place Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Steve Cropper (Booker T & the MG's, Blues Brothers)

Steve Cropper (Booker T & the MG's, Blues Brothers)Songwriter Interviews

Steve Cropper on the making of "In the Midnight Hour," the chicken-wire scene in The Blues Brothers, and his 2021 album, Fire It Up.

Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde

Johnette Napolitano of Concrete BlondeSongwriter Interviews

The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."

Part of Their World: The Stories and Songs of 13 Disney Princesses

Part of Their World: The Stories and Songs of 13 Disney PrincessesSong Writing

From "Some Day My Prince Will Come" to "Let It Go" - how Disney princess songs (and the women who sing them) have evolved.

Gavin Rossdale On Lyric Inspirations and Bush's Album The Kingdom

Gavin Rossdale On Lyric Inspirations and Bush's Album The KingdomSongwriter Interviews

The Bush frontman on where he finds inspiration for lyrics, if his "machine head" is a guitar tuner, and the stories behind songs from the album The Kingdom.

Classic Metal

Classic MetalFact or Fiction

Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.

Timothy B. Schmit

Timothy B. SchmitSongwriter Interviews

The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.