Hello, good evening
And welcome to nothing much
A no holds barred half nelson
And the loving touch

The comfort and the joy
Of feeling lost
With the only living boy
In New Cross

Fill another suitcase
With another hall
Of hotel towels and toothpaste
And the bathroom wall

Then wipe the lipstick hearts and flowers
From the glass and chrome
Take five or six hot showers
And come on home

To the comfort and the joy
Of feeling lost
With the only living boy
In New Cross

I've teamed up with the hippies now
I've got my fringe unfurled
I want to give peace, love and kisses out
To this whole stinking world

The gypsies, the travelers and the thieves
The good, the bad, the average and unique
The grebos, the crusties and the goths
And the only living boy in New Cross

Eyes down and I'll keep you up to date
Two fat ladies in 1988
The safe sixteen lovers who lied
Purley's queen and mother makes five

Butchered bakers, deaf and dumb waiters
Marble Arch criminals and clause 28'ers
Authers, authors, plastered outcasts
Locked up daughter, rock and roll stars

Goodbye Rudy, David and Rosie
Abraham and Julianne
And everyone that knows me

The gypsies, the travelers and the thieves
The good, the bad, the average and unique
The grebos, the crusties and you and I
Hello, good evening, welcome