INTRO - Spoken over bouncy guitar] Right then, here we go… VERSE 1] Monday morning, half past eightQueue’s too long and I’m running lateMr. Patel’s counting change real slowWhile the tabloids scream what we already know [VERSE 2] There’s a kid outside on his BMXSmoking something that his mum suspectsThe lottery machine’s broken down againJust like Terry’s marriage and his rusty van PRE-CHORUS] And we all come here, every single dayFor our milk and bread in the same old way CHORUS] Corner shop, corner shopNever really changes, never gonna stopSame faces, different dayCorner shop, corner shop, always stays the same(Oi! Oi!) VERSE 3] Margaret’s buying cat food for her tenComplaining ’bout the prices once againYoung couple arguing by the crispsAbout whose turn it is to make the shopping list [VERSE 4] The bell goes ding when you walk through the doorScratched-up tiles on the checkered floorHandwritten signs for special dealsThis is modern Britain, this is what’s real PRE-CHORUS] And we all come here, every single dayFor our milk and bread in the same old way CHORUS] Corner shop, corner shopNever really changes, never gonna stopSame faces, different dayCorner shop, corner shop, always stays the same(Oi! Oi!) BRIDGE] They say the supermarket’s gonna put him out of businessBut we’ll all still come here ‘cause we like the personal serviceFrom the lottery tickets to the evening papersIt’s the heart of the neighborhood, our social savior! VERSE 5] Closing time at half past tenMr. Patel counts the till againPulls the shutters, locks the doorSame time tomorrow, just like before CHORUS - Extended] Corner shop, corner shopNever really changes, never gonna stopSame faces, different dayCorner shop, corner shop, always stays the same Corner shop, corner shop!This is where the neighborhood can’t help but stopRain or shine, come what mayCorner shop, corner shop, never goes away!(Oi! Oi! Oi!) OUTRO - Spoken, fading] See you tomorrow then… usual time…[Jaunty guitar fade out]
