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Artist: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Canonical path: /electric-light-orchestra/birmingham-blues
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Birmingham Blues
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Birmingham Blues
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Working on the road across this great big world
I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back
Home
Yes, I've been long-gone
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Been across the ocean to the south sea isles
Yeah, I travelled to the east and west for mile
And miles and miles
And I've been long-gone
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Across the world I've seen
People and places
Could be the same
But with a different name
I wouldn't change the things I do for anything
But I'd just like to hear the message of the
Streets again
Give me a ticket
'Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet
Industrial Revolution put it on its feet
But it's a long, long way
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Across the world I've seen
People and places
Could be the same
But with a different name
I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet
They'll say: You won't stay long, you got
Them travelling feet
You'll soon be long-gone
'Cause boy, you got the rest of the world
Blues!
Across the world I've seen
People and places
Could be the same
But with a different name
Across the world I've seen
People and places
Could be the same
But with a different name
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