[Verse 1] Down by the pier, we learned the codes In salty rain and borrowed coats One hand on pride, one eye on the road Brighton boys in the cold We knew the lanes, we knew the names The bookies' windows, the backroom games If you crossed that line, you felt the flame Everybody paid in shame [Pre-Chorus] And the whole town heard When the glass went down You could feel that word Run through the ground [Chorus] Brighton boys, hold the line Brighton boys, all the time From Kemp Town to the stones You don't walk there on your own Brighton boys, hear the shout Brighton boys, in and out If you blink, you're gone Brighton boys go on [Verse 2] Mable on the corner, cash in hand A cigarette glow in a shaking strand Spilt gin on a cheap card table Everybody acting brave when they were able Old Ford doors and a midnight run Backseat packed with fear and fun No crown, no throne, just fists and noise Just hard young men and harder boys [Pre-Chorus] And the whole town knew What the boot boys meant If the deal fell through The night got bent [Chorus] Brighton boys, hold the line Brighton boys, all the time From Kemp Town to the stones You don't walk there on your own Brighton boys, hear the shout Brighton boys, in and out If you blink, you're gone Brighton boys go on [Bridge] Now the paint's gone dull on the seaside walls And the old names fade where the shadow falls But I still hear boots on the winter stone And the price you pay to claim a home [Final Chorus] Brighton boys, hold the line Brighton boys, all the time From Kemp Town to the stones You don't walk there on your own Brighton boys, hear the shout Brighton boys, in and out If you blink, you're gone Brighton boys go on
