[Intro] Cold air... Trackies on... Corner shop still open... Friday night again... [Verse 1] Lads outside the off-license freezing Passing round a bottle nobody believes in One got dumped but he’s laughing the loudest Acting like he’s fine while his eyes look clouded Bus stop full of smoke and bravado Somebody’s speaker playing tunes too low-fi Taxi rank arguments starting again Over absolutely fuck all between friends Girl in a puffer with a chipped black phone Saying she hates this town but she never leaves home Blue lights flash near the alleyway gate Everyone watching like it’s Friday entertainment [Pre-Chorus] And the whole estate still buzzing Even though there’s nowhere left to go Everybody trying to look important In a town that barely notices souls [Chorus] Blue lights on the resser tonight Shopping trolley floating by the side Cheap cider, cold chips, trainers soaked through Still somehow feels like youth Streetlamp glow on a busted bike wheel Everybody pretending not to feel Stuck between boredom and escape routes On the estate where nothing really moves [Verse 2] Mate got caught tagging underneath the bridge Now his mum’s screaming loud enough for six streets Little brothers kicking balls off garage doors Old bloke shouting threats from the top floor Girl called Kayleigh dancing in the rain Mascara running but she looks the same Some lad trying hard to impress the group By doing wheel spins in a battered coupe Skateboard sparks coming off the rail One bad landing and he still won’t bail Everybody laughing till somebody bleeds That’s just normal round these streets [Bridge] You can hear sirens in the distance... Dogs barking through the fences... Helicopter floating overhead... Like it’s searching for somebody already dead... [Final Chorus] Blue lights on the resser tonight Smoking fags underneath the sodium light Same old faces, same cracked roads Same stories everybody knows Still there’s something in the air Like maybe someday we’ll get outta here But not tonight... Nah... Not tonight... [Outro] Corner shop shutters coming down... One by one...
