MIND THE GAPS de Daniel Labonne

YOU NEED TO BE A FOX

A song by Daniel Labonne for the musical ‘Mind The Gaps’

Chorus

Mind what gap?

Is that what you’re saying?

Then check your map

And you’ll see what’s happening

Demolition

Gentrification

Relocation

Dislocation

No, no, no, don’t trust the telly

Only posh boys talking on the box

You’ve got to come to Cally

To survive, you need to be a fox

Verse 1

They want me to move out

A rich man has bought the road

I can twist and I can shout

But I’m no Beatle and I’m too bored

The gap is growing, man

To shut me up you need a tape

The rich are coming, man

They come in all forms and shape

The world’s changing, man

Life tastes like sour grape

(Chorus)

Verse 2

My buddy was on telly, you know

Never thought he was so handsome

Too bad he was part of the show

After he was killed by Tom

The gap is growing, man

To shut me up you need a tape

The rich are coming, man

They come in all forms and shape

The world’s changing, man

Life tastes like sour grape

Bridge

Tom’s mum was in Pentonville

His dad worked at the abattoir

At Kings Cross nothing remained still

You may have come from very far

You always found a job to foot the bill

You always met a girl at the bar

(Chorus)

29.03.2015