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last demand And clinging onto Metroland Another Pleasant Valley Sunday The bailiffs took your car away Your passport's been revoked, Yeah you've been banned From staying here in status symbol land Get out of here by sundown Don't want to see your face around find some place else to make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