Saw your wife and kid today
She told me they were going away
And that they'd be a long time gone
So could I pass this message on
Set the alarm and check the window locks
Take care of every shiny black box
That we bought on credit terms
With all the money we didn't earn
I know I said I'd stay for rich or for poor
But I can't take it anymore
There's got to be a better way
Of getting through another day
Than putting my head in the sand
And staying here in metroland
You started off with such high hopes
But now your backed against the ropes
All your glory days are past
Now the next blow could be the last
You made your vows and lived the dream
You've ended up a might have been
Who nave stopped to count the cost
Now what you never you had, you've lost
You never thought you'd live from hand to mouth
Looking for the first way out
there's got to be a better way
Of getting through another day
than tearing up each last demand
And clinging onto Metroland
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
The bailiffs took your car away
Your passport's been revoked,
Yeah you've been banned
From staying here in status symbol land
Get out of here by sundown
Don't want to see your face around
find some place else to make your stand
You don't belong in Metroland
