[Verse 1] Finished up my supper and met her at the station The play is the thing tonight and my heart was racing She's got her army jacket on and her peace chain, and her hair is blowing in the air, I'm late she's pacing [Verse 2] We catch the train to Waterloo, Ain't got no raincoat and it's rainin, Someone threw a bottle through the window. It missed. She threw it back again. She said hey I was going pretty steady with your brother in the fall... Now he doesn't call... Can you tell me what's wrong with him? [Chorus] It's half past eight in London and the sun is laid to rest I'm catching trains with A-O, she's my dearest friend the best We clatter past the rooftops, the chimney pots go by Her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky Her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky [Verse 3] She said what you doing after school I said, I gonna go to college Gonna run and chase my ignorance, maybe catch some knowledge She said that's okay but hey, don't forget your singin, don't forget your acting that's the best Forget about the rest. Then she smiled and said, take courage [Chorus] It's half past eight in London and the sun is laid to rest I'm catching trains with A-O, she's my dearest friend the best We clatter past the rooftops, the chimney pots go by Her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky Her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky [Bridge] We sit in the first class cabs and scratch our names in the table. We dodge the conductor and ride free when we were able I said, this ain't love A-O, but you're some kind of rendezvous She said yeah, ain't it true? At least you don't give me no fables [Chorus] It's half past eight in London and the sun is laid to rest I'm catching trains with A-O, she's my dearest friend the best We clatter past the rooftops, the chimney pots go by Her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky Her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky I said, her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky Yeah, her face always lights me up like the sun up in the sky [Outro] (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
