THE GREAT NORTH RUN
WHEN I WAS 26 I HAD A LONG TRIP BY MYSELF,
I HAD A PLAN, TO SEE THE SHETLANDS AND LAND'S END
SO FROM ROME I WENT TO PARIS, WHERE I DIDN'T FIT TOO MUCH BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH CROWD, AND THE WORLD WIDE KNOWN FRENCH TOUCH
THEN I MET A TURKISH LADY IN BRUSSELS,
I THOUGHT THAT SHE COULD READ MY MIND
SHE SAID SON, YOU'RE JUST ABOUT TO CROSS THAT LINE
SHE KNEW I FELT SO SICK, BUT TO IN THE END I WAS OK,
I USED TO LIE AWAKE EACH NIGHT, I USED TO DREAM ALL THROUGH THE DAY I ONLY HAD THAT VERY SIMPLE PLAN
TO SEE THE SHETLANDS AND LAND'S END
I MET A MADCAP IN NEWCASTLE, WHO WAS THE SMARTEST GUY AROUND HE TOLD ME I'M THE KING OF ENGLAND, THA'S WHY I WEAR THIS CROWN
THEN LOCH NESS WAS SO BORING, GOT TO AN ALEHOUSE TO WATCH TV WHEN NESSIE IS ON VACATION, THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT TO SEE
THEN I HAD ME A TATTOO IN ABERDEEN, AFTER I DRANK NINE PINTS I GUESS WOKE ME UP IN GLASGOW, WITH SOME SILLY INK LINES ON MY CHEST
IT MADE ME FEEL SO SICK, BUT TO BE HONEST I WAS OK
I USED TO COUNT THE STARS AT NIGHT, I USED TO SLEEP ALL THROUGH THE DAY MY PLAN WAS VERY SIMPLE MY DEAR FRIEND,
TO SEE THE SHETLANDS AND LAND'S END
SUDDENLY I DID REALIZE, THE REASON OF MY TRIP
I HAD TO STOP TO SCAN MYSELF, AND ALLOW MYSELF TO LIVE AND MOST OF ALL I HAD TO CHANGE MY PLAN
AND TURN A YOUNG BOY INTO A MAN
TO TURN A YOUNG BOY INTO A MAN CAN BE SO HARD IF YOU'RE STILL A BOY
JUST KNOCK ON MY DOOR IF YOU WANNA KNOW MORE