My Town

I don't recognise my town, they keep pulling it down
 And building new student flats and expensive hotels and shops
 The streets where I grew up are now filled with builders' trucks
 Replacing old with new, making profit for the few
 I'm sitting on Arthur's Seat, looking down at the lights of Leith
 With the old town full of dreams, the dreams we're losing
 We've got trams that we don't need and a massive debt to feed
 The planners don't give a thought to the damage that they brought
 They sold our Meadowbank, it's just money in the bank
 When all the trees are gone, it won't help anyone
 I'm sitting on Arthur's Seat, looking down at the lights of Leith
 With the old town full of dreams, the dreams we're losing
 Where are the doctors, where are the jobs
 Where are the schools, the community hubs
 Where are the homes for the workers to stay
 It's all gone upmarket, but not what they pay
 I'm sitting on Arthur's Seat, looking down at the lights of Leith
 With the old town full of dreams, the dreams we're losing
 I'm sitting on Arthur's Seat, looking down at the lights of Leith
 With the old town full of dreams, the dreams we're losing
 The dreams we're losing