Mile End

We didn't have nowhere to live We didn't have nowhere to go Till someone said: "I know this place off Burnett Road" It was on the 15th floor It had a board across the door It took an hour To pry it off and get inside It smelt as if someone had died The living room was full of flies The kitchen sink was blocked The bathroom sink not there at all Oh, it's a mess alright Yes, it's Mile End And now we're living in the sky I never thought I'd live so high Just like heaven (If it didn't look like hell) The lift is always full of piss The fifth-floor landing smells of fish Not just on Fridays Every single other day! And all the kids come out at night They kick a ball and have a fight And maybe shoot somebody if they lose at pool Oh, it's a mess alright Yes, it's Mile End Nobody wants to be your friend 'cause "you're not from round here", oh (As if that was Something to be proud about!) The pearly king of the Isle of Dogs Feels up children in the bogs And down by the playing fields Someone sets a car on fire I guess you have to go right down Before you understand just how How low How low a human being can go Oh, it's a mess alright Yes it's mile end Mile end