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Looking for the working man's cafe
In the shopping centre of the town
Looking for somewhere to fit in
In among the retail outlets
Bought a pair of new designer pants
Where the fruit and veg man used to stand
I always used to see him there
Selling old apples and pears
Chatting up the pretty girls
Knocked off, put in the van
Don't you know
He was a working man
No, but don't
He was a working man
He sat and spent the time of day
At the working man's cafe
Everything around me seems unreal
Everywhere I go it looks and feels
Like a fairytale
We've really come a long way down this road
Improving our surroundings as we go
Changing our roots and culture
But don't you know
Long ago
He was a working man
Don't you know
He was a working man
He sat and spent the time of day
At the working man's cafe
I thought I knew you then
But will I know you now?
There's got to be a place for us to meet
I'll call you when I've found it
I only hope that life has made us
A little more grounded
Hey man, I see you now
Oh
He was a working man
Working man
And here we are
At the working man's cafe
Oh
It's really good to see us come so far
But haven't we forgotten who we are?
Taking out a larger loan
Equity, relief and mortgages
Now we spend the time of day
Online at the internet cafe
And if you forget my face
In case you've forgotten just who I am
I'm the kid with the greasy spoon
Firmly held in my hand
Don't you know
He was a working man
Long ago
We were all working
But he sat
And spent the time of day
At the working man's cafe
The working man's cafe