Lyrics

Tudor Road

The old cornerstone says 1852
The stonemason's craft there for all to view
And how the peope stared
When the terrace was new
But when you look at it now
You can see that it's been through
Changes and pain
Burden and load
On the corner of Tudor Road

The foreigners came and saw what they could do
They bought up the street and knocked it all through
The ships brought things
Mysterious and new
Unloaded at the docks
And how the people queued
To see for themselves
To offer up their souls
For a piece of the east
On the corner of Tudor Road

The world rushes by and though the faces have changed
The old cornerstone and the ghosts still remain
What do they make of it now?
As the dealers lurk and trade
Whispering the terms
And the rules of the game
Habits to be fed
Morals to be sold
Temptations of the east
On the corner of Tudor road