Birmingham Blues

Album: Out Of The Blue (1977)
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  • Working on the road across this great big world
    I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back home
    Yes, I've been long-gone
    And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

    Been across the ocean to the south sea isles
    Yeah, I travelled to the east and west for mile and miles and miles
    And I've been long-gone
    And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

    Across the world I've seen
    People and places
    Could be the same
    But with a different name.

    I wouldn't change the things I do for anything
    But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again
    Give me a ticket
    'Cos boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

    It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet
    Industrial Revolution put it on its feet
    But it's a long, long way
    Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

    Across the world I've seen
    People and places
    Could be the same
    But with a different name.

    I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet
    They'll say: You won't stay long, you got them travelling feet
    You'll soon be long-gone
    'Cos boy, you got the rest of the world blues.

    Across the world I've seen
    People and places
    Could be the same
    But with a different name.

    Across the world I've seen
    People and places
    Could be the same
    But with a different name.
    Writer/s: JEFF LYNNE
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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