The Smoke of Home Songtext
von Megson

Mary awoke in Birmingham on a cold and smoggy morn
She put her clothes in an Asda bag and left her parents′ home
And oh, she never went home again

She got a boost to Stockton, found a working train by chance
She got it down to Waterloo and then across to France
And oh, she never went home again

She thought the streets would be paved with gold
Just like the stories her parents had told
But all she caught was a dog and a cold

And the lights went down on Mary
'Cause the streets were ordinary
And when she woke, she was broke
And she longed for the smoke of home
Longed for the smoke of home

Found herself employment as a bear in Disneyland
She didn′t make much money so she thought she'd make a stand
So oh, she never went back again


She thought the streets would be paved with gold
Just like the stories her parents had told
But all she caught was a dog and a cold

And the lights went down on Mary
'Cause the streets were ordinary
And when she woke, she was broke
And she longed for the smoke of home
Longed for the smoke of home

Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home

Lights went down on Mary
Longed for the smoke of home
Lights went down on Mary
Longed for the smoke of home
Lights went down on Mary
Longed for the smoke of home
Lights went down on Mary


When she woke, she was broke
And she longed for the smoke of home
And the lights went down on Mary
′Cause the streets were ordinary
And when she woke, she was broke
And she longed for the smoke of home
Longed for the smoke of home