Metroland - Mark Knopfler

Yearning we were yearning

Green light blinding on the rail

Burning we were burning

And the line unwinding to the Holy Grail

To the future gleaming on a blue horizon

And a golden girl on golden sand

Dreaming fantasizing

In another world from Metroland

I’ve danced in rain and I’ve been Django

And I’ve got laid

I’ve been a rolling stone

I’ve been Verlaine

And I’ve been Rimbaud

Not afraid to walk alone

And now I take my midnight ramble

Do I fold or play what’s in my hand

What’s at stake and what’s the gamble

Do I stay in Metroland

Dreams yesterday’s laughter

Ghosts and lovers come back to play

But dreams have a morning after

And run for cover

In the light of day

I got something real worth holding on to

I can belong to and understand

I’ve made my deal

I will go on to

Make my peace with Metroland