The tinkers and the drunkards, they're all driven away
They tore down the old pub where the fiddlers used to play
The supermarket's busy, new religion found its way
And I wonder why the hell am I to stay
Some skinny children skating on the concrete by the block
The queue is always huge in front of the glossy burger shop
My neighborhood has changed now in oh so many ways
And I wonder how on earth can I stay
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, take me away
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I can't seem to face the world today
The modern way
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I'm walking through the streets where we once used to meet
The ballroom's gone, the old cafe has changed into concrete
The church is there but I tell you new religion found its way
And I wonder how the hell am I to stay
I wonder where you are now you're vanished in the haze
It seems I can't forget your laughter and your pretty face
But how could I believe in you if you lied and went away
And I wonder why on earth should I stay
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, take me away
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I can't seem to face the world today
The modern way
The world today
The modern way
The modern way