Now that you've found your paradise, this is your kingdom to command. You can go outside and polish your car, or sit by the fire in your Shangri-La. Here's your reward for working so hard. Gone are the lavatories in the backyard. Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car. You just want to sit in your Shangri-La. Put on your slippers and sit by the fire. You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher. You're in your place and you know where you are in your Shangri-La. Sit back in your old rocking chair. You need not worry, you need not care. You can't go anywhere. Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La. The little man who gets the train got a mortgage hanging over his head. But he's too scared to complain, cause he's conditioned that way. Time goes by and he pays off his debt. Got a TV set and a radio for seven shillings a week. Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La. Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La. Gone! All the houses in the street have got a name. Cause all the houses in the street, they look the same. Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes. Their names all say things that you should know. They say they lie, they drink their tea and they take off. They tell your business as other Shangri-La. The guy fills out the water and the paper's on the car. Too scared to think about how insecure you are. Life ain't so happy in your little Shangri-La. Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La. Put on your slippers and sit by the fire. You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher. You're in your place and you know where you are in your Shangri-La. Sit back in your old rocking chair. You need not worry, you need not care. You can go anywhere. Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La. Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La.