Welcome to the South

Paul Heaton

Middlesbroughs, Edinburghs
Boroughs of this land
Come down south, the furthest south
For sun and sea and sand

For it will suck your soul out
And spit you out to sea
Wash you from the end of the pier
A long, long way from me

So northern stars be fearful of
A beach that slopes too steep
So rapidly from promenade
To thousand metre deep

Brummies sure ain't Brummies
Scouse ain't even Scouse
The only single occupant
Is northern ghost in house

Goodbye stony silence
Hello mealy mouth
Farewell shyness
Welcome to the south

Other places brag about
The sand between your toes
This place just the distance from
The pebble to the nose

And it will take your politics
And minus it of fight
Dress you up in rebel chic
And bend you to the right

From kiss of life by lifeguard
To kiss of death by sea
Those rides are no more safer than
That ride on uncle's knee

Brummies sure ain't Brummies
Scouse ain't even Scouse
The only single occupant
Is northern ghost in house

Goodbye stony silence
Hello mealy mouth
Farewell shyness
Welcome to the south

Skinny dipping, Champagne sipping
Dinner party guest
Snowboard riding, accent hiding
Fortunately blessed

In cafes, bars we'd show the scars
Of conversation jilted
Whilst you spoke French beneath the stars
Our confidence just wilted

Brummies sure ain't Brummies
Scouse ain't even Scouse
The only single occupant
Is northern ghost in house

Goodbye stony silence
Hello mealy mouth
Farewell shyness
Welcome to the south

Trivia about the song Welcome to the South by Paul Heaton

When was the song “Welcome to the South” released by Paul Heaton?
The song Welcome to the South was released in 2010, on the album “Acid Country”.

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