Ballad of Capel Street

Saturday down with old men in the bar

talking big money holding on to a star

and the name of the horse is" a wing and a prayer"

and he's going to do it this time.

While the dirty old river goes crawling away

through the cold heart of morning

to the end of the day.

Just once in a lifetime is all that it takes

and he's going to do it this time.

refrain

And the world's upside-down on the far side of town

a street carnival with a merry-go-round.

He moves through the streets,he studies the form

and he's going to do it this time.

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Saturday night blowing papers around

The whole world's asleep and no dreams to be found.

He's drunk beside the river he's close to the ground

singing some song to the wind.

A song on the streets with a voice wearing thin

it bounces off windows three sheets in the wind.

Just once in a lifetime is all that it takes

and he dident do it this time.

refrain

He sings alive-alive oh,alive-alive oh

He wont know in the morning

but that's how it goes

He sings alive-alive oh,alive-alive oh

He dident do it this time.

repeat