Man on the Northern Line

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lyrics

Man on the Northern Line

Eight a.m. every morning
January through July
Half asleep
I'm still yawning
Freezing cold about to fry

Staring at a sardine tin
Mind the gap - let me in
Metro sadness
IPhone whine!
I'm the man on the Northern line

Rucksack boy chews his toffee
City girl files her nails
Hipster dude spills his coffee
Tube train crawling like a snail!

Staring at a sun kissed beach
Be yourself
Eat a peach!
Mortgage madness
God’s divine
I'm the man on the Northern line

I'm the man who gets up
Every day drinks a cup
Then I'm heading for the tube train

5 pm every evening
From October round to June
Six deep queued
We ain't leaving!
And I just can't get home to soon

Staring at a six-pack God
Buy this car!
Get that job!
Believe in better
Rob me blind
I'm the man on the Northern line

Sipping on my ice cold beer
Hello babe I'm home! I'm here!
Drink to us and the ties that bind
I'm the man on the northern line

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from TAKE ON LIFE, released September 9, 2016

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