Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Working Man's Café , by - Ray Davies. Release date: 18.02.2008
Song language: English
Working Man's Café |
| Looking for the working man’s cafe |
| In the shopping centre of the town |
| Looking for somewhere to fit in |
| In among the retail outlets |
| Bought a pair of new designer pants |
| Where the fruit and veg man used to stand |
| I always used to see him there |
| Selling old apples and pears |
| Chatting up the pretty girls |
| With knocked off goods in the van |
| Don’t you know he was a working man |
| Long ago he was a working man |
| And we sat in the working man’s cafe |
| The working man’s cafe |
| Everything around me seems unreal |
| Everywhere I go it looks and feels like America |
| We’ve really come a long way down this road |
| Improving our surroundings as we go |
| Changing our roots and culture |
| But don’t you know |
| Long ago there was a working man |
| Don’t you know we were all working men |
| And we’d sit and pass the time of day |
| At the working man’s cafe |
| I thought I knew you then but will I know you now? |
| There’s gotta be a place for us to meet |
| I’ll call you when I’ve found it |
| I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded |
| Hey man, I see you now |
| Oh oh, we were all working men |
| And here we are at the working man’s cafe |
| It’s really good to see us come so far |
| But haven’t we forgotten who we are |
| Taking out a larger loan |
| Equity relief and mortgages |
| We all seem to pass the time of day |
| Online at the internet cafe |
| And if you forget my face |
| In case you’ve forgotten just who I am |
| I’m the kid with the greasy spoon |
| Firmly held in my hand |
| Don’t you know I was a working man |
| Long ago we were all working men |
| And we sat and spent the time of day |
| At the working man’s cafe |
| Yeah, at the working man’s cafe |