Kinks - Shangri-la Lyrics
Now that youve found your paradiseThis is your kingdom to commandYou can go outside and polish your carOr sit by the fire in your shangri-laHere is your reward for working so hardGone are the lavatories in the back yardGone are the days when you dreamed of that carYou just want to sit in your shangri-laPut on your slippers and sit by the fireYouve reached your top and you just cant get any higherYoure in your place and you know where you areIn your shangri-laSit back in your old rocking chairYou need not worry, you need not careYou cant go anywhereShangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-laThe little man who gets the trainGot a mortgage hanging over his headBut hes too scared to complaincos hes conditioned that wayTime goes by and he pays off his debtsGot a tv set and a radioFor seven shillings a weekShangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-laAnd all the houses in the street have got a namecos all the houses in the street they look the sameSame chimney pots, same little cars, same window panesThe neighbors call to tell you things that you should knowThey say their lines, they drink their tea, and then they goThey tell your business in another shangri-laThe gas bills and the water rates, and payments on the carToo scared to think about how insecure you areLife aint so happy in your little shangri-laShangri-la, shangri-la la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laPut on your slippers and sit by the fireYouve reached your top and you just cant get any higherYoure in your place and you know where you areIn your shangri-laSit back in your old rocking chairYou need not worry, you need not careYou cant go anywhereShangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la, shangri-la
