[Verse 1] Turn the corner Same old paving Same cracked curb Same leaning sign Used to queue outside that bakery Now it’s just a dusty ‘To Let’ sign Posters curling in the window Faded sale from years ago Man with a trolley counts his coupons Moves so slow Nowhere to go [Chorus] Empty units Full of memories Every shutter’s got a story I can see We were shoulder to shoulder in this street Now the echoes answer back my feet Empty units Full of memories But I’m still dreaming of what’s comin’ up! [Verse 2] (well the..) Charity shop where the record stall was Kids once swapping cards outside Now their faces glow in blue light Clicking things they never touch in real life Old boys talk about the factory Over tea in a plastic chair They say “Remember Friday wages?” Like it’s a planet we left somewhere. [Chorus] Empty units Full of memories Every shutter’s got a story I can see We were shoulder to shoulder in this street Now the echoes answer back my feet Empty units Full of memories But I’m still dreaming of what’s comin’ up! Comin’ up. [Bridge] Paint the glass with color again (oh oh) Grow a garden in the cracks Give the kids a reason to stay Not just boxes on a van out back Hang a sign that says “begin here” Let the tired town exhale We’re still standing in the same place But the ending isn’t nailed [Chorus] Empty units Full of memories Every shutter’s got a story I can see We were shoulder to shoulder in this street But my heartbeat keeps a brighter beat Empty units Full of memories But I’m still dreaming of what’s comin’ up! Comin’ up! Comin’ up! Woah Comin’ up! [short musical interlude] Woo!
