Sovereign Light Café

Album: Strangeland (2012)
Charted: 74
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  • I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
    Down powder mill lane in the battlegrounds
    We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns

    I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from you
    When we talked about things we were gonna do
    We were wide-eyed dreamers and wiser too

    We'd go down to the rides on east parade,
    By the lights of the palace arcade
    And watch night coming down on the sovereign light café

    I'm begging you for some sign,
    But you've still got nothing to say
    Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
    I'm a better man now than I was that day.

    Let's go down to the rides on east parade,
    By the lights of the palace arcade
    And watch night coming down on the sovereign light café

    Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
    Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
    To take turns as the stars of the sovereign light café

    I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
    Down powder mill lane in the battlegrounds
    We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns

    I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from you
    When we talked about things we were gonna do
    We were wide-eyed dreamers and wiser too

    We'd go down to the rides on east parade,
    By the lights of the palace arcade
    And watch night coming down on the sovereign light café

    Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
    Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
    To take turns as the stars of the sovereign light café

    I wheel my bike off the train,
    Up the north trade road,
    And look for you on marley lane
    In every building, in every street side
    Oh, why did we ever go so far from home?

    Well, you've got nothing to hide,
    You can't change who you really are,
    You can get a big house and a faster car
    You can run away, boy, but you won't go far.

    Let's go down to the rides on east parade,
    By the lights of the palace arcade
    And watch night coming down on the sovereign light café

    Yeah! I'm going where the people know my name

    Yeah! I'm going where the people know Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 2

  • French from East AngliaI absolutely love everything about this song, can’t get enough of it. Thanks Keane for such a beautiful song.
  • Dean from British Columbia, CanadaAs a fan of some Keane songs I picked up 'The Best of Keane' deluxe edition. Packed with songs it took a few listens to get to this track deep set at 18 on the disc one playlist. This song was unknown to me. It is pure delight and joy! Thank you Keane! Alone its worth the price of the whole set!
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