She lives in a crooked town
Walking the streets when the daylight fades
Healthy to the naked eye
With bruises and scratches behind the shades
He lives in a foreign town
With bad blood and anger for daily bread
Finds it hard to settle down
Go back to the jungle the tiger said
To London and Massachusetts
We went with our hopes and dreams
Now they come from Shanghai and Lagos
But we have no room it seems
She lives in a crooked town
Where needles are free and the wages cheap
Build it up and knock it down
A new beauty spot but it's all skin deep
Hoping to fix what is broken
Floating above the day
Someday the heavens will open
and wash all her tears away
A ray of hope
She's trapped forever in its beam
But for tonight
There's only methadone and nightmares
In a crooked town
Walking the streets when the daylight fades
Healthy to the naked eye
With bruises and scratches behind the shades
He lives in a foreign town
With bad blood and anger for daily bread
Finds it hard to settle down
Go back to the jungle the tiger said
To London and Massachusetts
We went with our hopes and dreams
Now they come from Shanghai and Lagos
But we have no room it seems
She lives in a crooked town
Where needles are free and the wages cheap
Build it up and knock it down
A new beauty spot but it's all skin deep
Hoping to fix what is broken
Floating above the day
Someday the heavens will open
and wash all her tears away
A ray of hope
She's trapped forever in its beam
But for tonight
There's only methadone and nightmares
In a crooked town