Ray Davies, released on Working Man's Café (solo) © Davray Music Ltd. 2007
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Looking for the working man's café
In the shopping centre of the town
Looking for somewhere to fit in
In among the retail outlets
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Bought a pair of new designer pants
Where the fruit and veg man used to stand
I always used to see him there
Selling old apples and pears
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Chatting up the pretty girls
With knocked off goods in the van
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Don't you know he was a working man
Long ago he was a working man
And we sat in the working man's café
The working man's café
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Everything around me seems unreal
Everywhere I go it looks and feels like America
We've really come a long way down this road
Improving our surroundings as we go
Changing our roots and culture
But don't you know
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Long ago there was a working man
Don't you know we were all working men
And we'd sit and pass the time of day
At the working man's café
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I thought I knew you then but will I know you now?
There's gotta be a place for us to meet
I'll call you when I've found it
I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded
Hey man, I see you now.
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Oh oh, we were all working men
And here we are at the working man's café
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It's really good to see us come so far
But haven't we forgotten who we are
Taking out a larger loan
Equity relief and mortgages
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We all seem to pass the time of day
Online at the internet café
And if you forget my face
In case you've forgotten just who I am
I'm the kid with the greasy spoon
Firmly held in my hand
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Don't you know I was a working man
Long ago we were all working men
And we sat and spent the time of day
At the working man's café
Yeah, at the working man's café
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