22 Acacia Avenue - Live at the Hammersmith Odeon; 1998 Remaster

Number 22

Number 22

Number 22 Acacia Avenue

Alright let me see your hands together in the air now Hammersmith

If you're feeling down, depressed and lonely

I know a place where we can go

22 Acacia Avenue

Meet a lady that I know

So if you're looking for a good time

And you're prepared to pay the price

15 quid is all she asks for

Everybody's got their vice

Scream to me Hammersmith

If you're waiting for a long time

For the rest to do their piece

You can tell her that you know me

You might even get it free

So any time you're down the East End

Don't you hesitate to go

You can take my honest word for it

She'll teach you more than you can know

Charlotte, can't you get out from all this madness

Can't you see it only brings you sadness

When you entertain your men

Don't you know the risk of getting disease?

Some time when you reach the age of 40

I bet you'll regret the days when you were laying

Nobody then will want to know

You won't have any beautiful wares to show anymore

22, what is it? (The Avenue)

That's the place where we all go

You will find it's warm inside

The red light's burning bright tonight

Charlotte, isn't it time you stopped this mad life?

Don't you ever think about the bad times?

Why do you have to live this way?

Do you enjoy the lay or is it the pay?

Sometimes when you're strolling down the avenue

The way you walk, it makes men think of having you

When you're walking down the street

Everybody stops and turns to stare at you

22 (The Avenue)

That's the place where we all go

You will find it's warm inside

The red light's burning bright tonight

Beat her, mistreat her

Do anything that you please

Bite her, excite her

Make her get down on her knees

Abuse her, misuse her

She can take all that you've got

Caress her, molest her

She always does what you want

You're running away, don't you know what you're doing?

Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin?

Charlotte, you've taken your life, you've thrown it away

You believe because what you're earning

Your life's good, know that it's hurting

All the people that love you, don't cast them aside

All the men constantly drooling

It's no life for you, stop all that screwing

You're packing your bags, you're coming with me