Calles de Londres

Esta canción la conocí a mediados de la década de los 80´s. Me había gustado desde el primer momento que la escuché, pero pasó por mi vida, como tantas cosas, y fue a parar al rincón de los recuerdos. No tenía una grabación de la misma y como es natural, no la volví a escuchar nunca más. En los medios audiovisuales este tipo de música parece no interesarle a nadie. Pero gracias a YouTube, pude recuperarla.







Have you seen the old man
In the closed down market
Kicking up the papers,
with his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
AND held loosely AT his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

Chorus: So how can you tell me you're lonely,
and say for you that the sun don't shine,
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind.

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags
She's no time for talking
she just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.

Chorus

In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
each tea lasts an hour,
And he wanders home alone

Chorus

Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seamen's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care

Chorus