[Verse 1] Margate was the home ground Salt air in our clothes Chips down on the seafront Coins for the arcade glow Quasar after sunset Pack lights in the dark We were kids with battle plans And fire in our hearts [Pre-Chorus] We didn’t know those nights would stay Long after life had pulled away [Chorus] Take me back to the home arena Back where the sirens cried Where the beach met the neon And we came alive at night From Margate to the road ahead Bradford, Bedford, Slough Every arena that we ran through Still brings me back to you [Verse 2] Christian was a nightmare Could vanish in plain sight One of the best I ever saw And hell to face at night Dave Bacon by my shoulder Eddie calling plays We’d lose and laugh and go again Like nothing else could change [Pre-Chorus] We chased the scores, we chased the names But mostly we chased feeling brave [Chorus] Take me back to the home arena Back where the sirens cried Where the beach met the neon And we came alive at night From Margate to the road ahead Bradford, Bedford, Slough Every arena that we ran through Still brings me back to you [Bridge] Long drives home from tournaments Tired eyes and takeaway bags Talking through the games we lost And the ones we nearly had Arcade lights and wet pavements Sea wind cutting through All those places, all those faces Still feel close when I think of you [Final Chorus] Take me back to the home arena Back where the sirens cried Where the beach met the neon And we came alive at night From Margate to the road ahead Bradford, Bedford, Slough Every arena that we ran through Still brings me back to you [Outro] Margate was the home ground The rest were roads we knew And every light that hits the dark Still brings me back to you
