Have you seen the old man
In the closed down market
Picking up the papers
With his worn out shoes
In his eyes you see no pride
And down loosely at his side
Yesterday's papers
telling yesterday's news
So how can you tell me
you're lonely
And say for you
that the sun don't shine
Well let me take you
by the hand
And lead you through
the streets of London
I'll show you something
To make you
change your mind
And have you seen
the old girl, who walks
the streets of London
Dirt in her hair
And her clothes in rags
She's no time for talking
She just
keeps right on walking
Carrying her home
in two carrier bags
So how can you tell me
you're lonely
And say for you
that the sun don't shine
Well let me take
you by the hand
And lead you through
the streets of London
I'll show you something
To make you
change your mind
In the Old Mack Cafe
At quarter past eleven
Same old man
Sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea cup
And each tea lasts an hour
And he wanders home alone
So how can you tell me
you're lonely
And say for you
that the sun don't shine
Well let me take
you by the hand
And lead you through
the streets of London
I'll show you something
To make you
change your mind
Have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman's mission
Memory fading with
the medal ribbons
that he wears
And in our winter city
Doing crimes and little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care
So how can you tell me
you're lonely
And say for you
that the sun don't shine
Well let me take
you by the hand
And lead you through
the streets of London
I'll show you something
To make you
change your mind.....