[Verse 1] Sam was a smile on Sunday Then twenty-six came round He wore that crown like a saddle And never let it down He said, “I’m twenty-six on the twenty-sixth In twenty-twenty-six” Now he checks that date like weather And it never seems to fit [Pre-Chorus] He got that look in his eyes Like the joke went on too long Sun went out of Surbiton And he can’t sing that song [Chorus] Oh Sam, Sam Crown birthday blues Sam, Sam Lost his old route From Surbiton shine To West Byfleet rain Sam, Sam Can’t laugh off the pain (Sam, Sam) [Verse 2] He used to line up Kokoro Five times every week Now he stares down empty pavements With a paper cup and bleak There ain’t no good pubs on his new side No cheers when the day is through Just a pint that tastes like moving boxes And a table built for two [Pre-Chorus] He says, “I had my little kingdom Now I’m miles from the throne” Every train out of the station Feels like heading home [Chorus] Oh Sam, Sam Crown birthday blues Sam, Sam Lost his old route From Surbiton shine To West Byfleet rain Sam, Sam Can’t laugh off the pain (Sam, Sam) [Bridge] But I know a stubborn heartbreak Can settle in a while Still, the man who lost his county Still remembers how to smile If the right old song comes calling And the right old pint comes too Maybe West Byfleet starts to feel A little less untrue [Chorus] Oh Sam, Sam Crown birthday blues Sam, Sam Lost his old route From Surbiton shine To West Byfleet rain Sam, Sam Can’t laugh off the pain (Sam, Sam) [Outro] Twenty-six on the twenty-sixth In twenty-twenty-six Sam, if you hear me grinning It’s just your old crown trick Oh Sam
