Christmas in the Suburbs
They put up a big Christmas tree
Outside of Sommerfield
Powered by a great sodding diesel generator
To keep the lights working
Happy ruddy cheeked be-jerseyed Christmas shoppers
Singing carols and choking on the exhaust
Christmas in the suburbs
The put tinsel on the urinals in Lidls
Christmas in the suburbs
Reindeer outline stencilled on the operating theatre doors
Rudolph
Blitzen
Prancer
Hematoma
Pruritus
Ulcer
Time of death fifteen thirty four
Christmas in the suburbs
Late night shopping every Thursday
Happily coinciding with peek mugging hours
Christmas in the suburbs
The man from the bank wearing antlers
The woman from the tobacconist wearing antlers
The bus driver on the number four four one wearing antlers
The spotting youth in McDonald's wearing antlers
And just for a laugh
They put antlers on the reindeer in the park
Even though they already had antlers
Christmas in the suburbs
The ceremonial turning on of the Christmas light
Christmas in the suburbs
And yet
There is a very real magic
Beyond the fairy lights wrapped around
The stature of two men carrying a roll of lino
That whole rumbling anonymous conurbation
Should scream out from the darkness of deepest winter
If only for a while
The Salvation Army's music stands
Getting blown over
By the updraft of a passing train
And turning their notes to free form jazz
While Dave from the fishmongers tries to rescue their hats
From the dual carriageway
Oh Christmas
In the suburbs
Outside of Sommerfield
Powered by a great sodding diesel generator
To keep the lights working
Happy ruddy cheeked be-jerseyed Christmas shoppers
Singing carols and choking on the exhaust
Christmas in the suburbs
The put tinsel on the urinals in Lidls
Christmas in the suburbs
Reindeer outline stencilled on the operating theatre doors
Rudolph
Blitzen
Prancer
Hematoma
Pruritus
Ulcer
Time of death fifteen thirty four
Christmas in the suburbs
Late night shopping every Thursday
Happily coinciding with peek mugging hours
Christmas in the suburbs
The man from the bank wearing antlers
The woman from the tobacconist wearing antlers
The bus driver on the number four four one wearing antlers
The spotting youth in McDonald's wearing antlers
And just for a laugh
They put antlers on the reindeer in the park
Even though they already had antlers
Christmas in the suburbs
The ceremonial turning on of the Christmas light
Christmas in the suburbs
And yet
There is a very real magic
Beyond the fairy lights wrapped around
The stature of two men carrying a roll of lino
That whole rumbling anonymous conurbation
Should scream out from the darkness of deepest winter
If only for a while
The Salvation Army's music stands
Getting blown over
By the updraft of a passing train
And turning their notes to free form jazz
While Dave from the fishmongers tries to rescue their hats
From the dual carriageway
Oh Christmas
In the suburbs
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Writer(s): Bryce Dumont, Robert Garnham, Max Coulson
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