Town Called Ugley

Album: From Where We Stand (2014)
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  • We left in plenty of time
    And thank God we did
    The clock kept screaming the time
    And the tyres skid
    Turn left, about a half hour later
    We were right back where we began
    When we started this trip
    Wasn't just my mood that was going downhill
    Even felt we were being pursued
    When the car stood still
    Turn right, the Tom Tom said
    I wanna chuck it right out of the
    Car and leave it for dead

    I swear we drove right past
    'The Old King's Head'
    Twenty five times or more
    The wipers stopped and Catherine said
    "I can't take this anymore"
    So Lizzy jumped out and took the wheel
    She could've took us to the moon and back
    By the time that we got
    Out and slammed the door
    In a town called Ugley

    We swerved more than a couple of
    Times for a black alpaca
    Delayed in every kind of way
    So time was a factor
    Only made worse by a broken down tractor
    Turn round, and slam on the brake
    Or we will drive right down the
    Road to find our next mistake

    I swear we drove right past
    'The Old King's Head'
    Twenty five times or more
    The wipers stopped and Catherine said
    "I can't take this anymore"
    So Lizzy jumped out and took the wheel
    She could've took us to the moon and back
    By the time that we got
    Out and slammed the door
    In a town called Ugley

    So after driving right past
    The 'Old Kings Head'
    Fifty five times or more
    The tyre's flat and the battery's dead
    It doesn't matter any more
    We survived this drive to tell this tale
    What the hell did we come here for?
    We couldn't wait to get out
    And finally slam the door

    On a town that bloody town
    It's a cotton-picking town called Ugley, yeah Writer/s: Ann Bailey, Catherine Ward-Thomas, Elizabeth Ward-Thomas, Matt Greaves
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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