Shangri-la
1. Now that you've
found your paradise, this is your kingdom to command.
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You can go outside and polish your car, or sit by
the fire in your Shangri-La.
2. Here is your reward
for working so hard, gone are the lavatories in the backyard,
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gone are the days when you dreamed of that
car,
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you just want to sit in your Shangri-La.
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire,
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you've reached your top and you just can't
get any higher.
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You're in your place and you know where you
are, in your Shangri-La.
Sit back in your old rockin' chair,
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you need not worry you need not care, you can't go anywhere,
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Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh.
The
little man who gets the train got a mortgage hanging over his head,
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but he's too scared to complain, 'cos he's conditioned that way.
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Time goes by and he pays off his debts,
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got a T.V. set and a radio for seven shillings a week.
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Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri- La- ah-ah-ahhh,
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Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri- La -ah-ah-ahhh
3. And all the houses in the street have got a
name,
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'cos
all the houses in the street they look the same,
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same chimney pots, same little cars, same
window panes.
The
neighbours call to tell you things that you should know,
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they
say their lines, they drink their tea and then they go,
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they tell your business in another
Shangri-La.
The
gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car,
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too
scared to think about how insecure you are,
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life ain't so happy in your little
Shangri-La.
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Shangri-La la la la la la la la la la
la, la la la...
4. Put on your slippers and sit by the fire,
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you've reached your top and you just can't
get any higher.
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You're in your place and you know where you
are, in your Shangri-La.
Sit back in your old rockin' chair,
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you need not worry you need not care, you can't go anywhere,
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Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahh,
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Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ahhh.