We didn’t have no where to live, / we didn’t have nowhere to go / ’til someone said /
’i know this place off burditt road’ / it was on the fifteenth floor, / it had
A board across the door / it took an hour / to pry it off and get inside / it smelt as
If someone had died; / the living-room was full of flies, / the kitchen sink was blocked,
/ the bathroom sink not there at all / ooh, / it’s a mess alright, / yes it’s / mile end
/ and now we’re living in the sky! / I’d never thought I’d live so / high, / just like
Heaven / (if it didn’t look like hell) / the lift is always full of piss, / the fifth
Floor landing smells of fish / (not just on friday, / every single other day) / below the
Kids come out tonight, / they kick a ball and have a fight / and maybe shoot somebody if
They lose at pool / ooh, / it’s a mess alright, / yes it’s / mile end / [mumbled
Mutterings you love it] / oo-ooh / nobody wants to be your friend / ’cause you’re
Not from round here, / ooh / as if that was / something to be proud about / the pearly
King of the isle of dogs / feels up children in the bogs / down by the playing fields, /
Someone sets a car on fire I guess you have to go right down / before you understand just
How, / how low, / how low a human being can go / ooh, / it’s a mess alright, / yes it’s /
Mile end / (don’t do that! leave it out!) / bababa / lalala