Nashville Tennessee - Live At Shepherds Bush Empire 2009

From the heart of the Southern Downs, to the North-East London reservoirs,
 From the start, the land scaped my sound, before I'd ever been to America.
 And if I knew anybody who played pedal steel guitar,
 I'd get them in my band and then my band would get real far,
 But I was raised in middle England, and not in Nashville Tennessee,
 And the only person in my band is me.
 A simple scale on an old guitar, and a punk rock sense of honesty.
 I cannot fail, I've got this far with no knowledge of mid-west geography.
 And if I knew anywhere where I could drive in a straight line
 For hours in the desert, I'd drive for hours at a time.
 But I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville Tennessee,
 And the only person in this car is me.
 And yes I'm in four-four time, and yes I use cheap cheap rhymes,
 But I try to make a sound my own.
 I know I don't break new ground, many have travelled this sound,
 But I try to make it sound like home.
 Well I've been to Texas state, I didn't think it was that f**king great,
 And Nebraska is just a bunch of songs,
 Holloway and Hampshire where I belong.
 And I don't know anybody who plays pedal steel guitar,
 All the city roads are twisted and I do not own a car.
 I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville Tennessee,
 And the only thing I'm offering is me.