Builders aren't building
Landlords evicting
The rent is trebling
No signs of easing
Cars are burning
While my baby is sleeping
The streets are a blazing
And the bonfire grins
I've got the Redchurch street blues
And I'm down in the gutter
There goes the neighbourhood
We toil everyday
For a misery pay
Ain't got too much to lose
When you're down with that blues
Now shops they are closing
And the malls keep on thriving
Got a bag full of nothing
And the pawnbroker's spleen
I've got the Redchurch street blues
And I'm down in the gutter
There goes the neighbourhood
Now the tables are turning
Heads are consulting
Inflation is rising
And my blood pressure steams
I'm just a dead man walking
Lord I'm up to my chin
I've been played now I spin
And the banker still grins
I've got the Redchurch street blues
And I'm down in the gutter
There goes the neighbourhood
It seems like yesterday
Will never fade away
No matter what you hear
No matter what they say
You're on your own
I've got the Redchurch street blues
And I'm down in the gutter
There goes the neighbourhood
I've got the Redchurch street blues
And I'm down in the gutter
There goes the neighbourhood