The Times — The Chimes of Big Ben

[Verse 1] You've gone to London to restart your life And to escape from the people you used to know To be happy Get a job and meet some new people Go to films and shows it'll be so wonderful You can see it now [Pre-Chorus] Waited so long for this chance to come And no one can stop you now You packed your bags and made off alone [Verse 2] You want to find out where all the hip folk will be A classy journal tells you where to be seen During the day you visit the sights And every night is a party night What a bad time [Pre-Chorus] Happiness is a good idea But only when it comes from insidе Come to London for the waterеd-down beer [Chorus] La la, la la The chimes of Big Ben La la, la la Counting away your life with the chimes [Verse 3] When dreams of gold are turned to dust And fear of rejection destroys my trust Then it's fatal You've gone to London to restart your life But you haven't got a job or a friend in the world You're so unhappy [Pre-Chorus] It's not the same as it used to be There's nothing for the taking There's nothing for free Better watch out, it'll only end in tears [Chorus] La la, la la The chimes of Big Ben La la, la la Counting away your life with the chimes [Bridge] Johnny, come home Cathy, come home [Pre-Chorus] Happiness is a good idea But only when it comes from inside Come to London for the watered-down beer [Chorus] La la, la la The chimes of Big Ben La la, la la Counting away your life with the chimes La la, la la The chimes of Big Ben La la, la la Counting away your life with the chimes