London’s Just As Loud

[Verse 1] Missed my stop on the central line Chipped boots Ripped jeans Running out of time Cheap chips Warm beer Rain in my hair Every brick laughs "you’re already there" [Chorus] London is just as good as New York Same cracked teeth Same crooked walk Same late trains Same break-of-dawn talk London is just as good as New York (oi!) [Verse 2] Council flat crown Palace of stains Band flyers glued to the windowpanes You say you need a skyline to feel tall I’ve got tower blocks I’ve got pub brawls [Chorus] London is just as good as New York Same lost kids Same stubborn heart Same big dreams Same busted restart London is just as good as New York (hey!) [Bridge] [Violin cuts through Sharp and ragged] You chase the yellow cabs I chase the night buses home Different maps Same broken phones Same cold air in your lungs Same shout stuck in your throat We’re both singing from a borrowed coat [Chorus] London is just as good as New York Same loud laugh Same bitter talk Same first kiss under concrete chalk London is just as good as New York London is just as good as New York (oi! oi!)