Some wasted time Watching cars go down the line You hide your face This town is not a friendly place
And the days are long, and the nights are cold And this cheap routine is getting kind of old And the days are long, and the nights are cold So cold
Council house king, don't you lose your hold All your tarnished brass will turn to gold Don't lose it now You won't lose it now Don't lose it now You won't lose it now
And the morning screams It wakes you from your hopeful dreams On your dead end street Of power lines and cracked concrete
And the days are long, and the nights are cold And this cheap routine is getting kind of old And your mind's made up, you will not be sold Be sold
Council house king, don't you lose your hold All your tarnished brass will turn to gold Council house king, you will not be cold Never will you let yourself be sold Don't lose it now You won't lose it now Don't you lose it now You can't lose it now
And the days are long And the nights go on and on You've lost your faith in god above To grey skies that you've come to love and now
What have you come to expect? As you pull on your last cigarette well Council house king I say bless your soul
You'll be just fine now
Council house king, don't you lose your hold All your tarnished brass will turn to gold Council house king, you will not be cold Never will you let yourself be sold Don't lose it now (you'll be just fine now) You won't lose it now (you'll be just fine now) Don't you lose it now (you'll be just fine now) You can't lose it now (you'll be just fine now)