(Penny arcade)
Don’t go to the penny arcade
Don’t waste the money that your mother’s made
Don’t waste your life, just use your mind
Play with me, leave the game behind
Game over, you’re my high score
I need you more, I like your smile
Move the joystick quick
You’ve got poise, personality, love what you do for me
In the penny arcade the deals we made
Our innocence the price we paid
From Piccadilly to the Strand
We plied out trade in play land
Johnny go home, get on the train
Pack you bags and move on again
Don’t sell your love, don’t play around
With the low life in this town (That’s right)
What can we hope for, what can we do
We’re ordinary people too
Trained to drink and watch the game
Weekend over, work again
In the penny arcade the deals we made
Our innocence the price we paid
From Piccadilly to the Strand
We plied out trade in play land
The streets they said were paved with gold
Are lined with souls that someone sold
Cheap love in alleyways
The pimp and needle never pays, never pays
See a movie with a friend
Watch the credits until the end
As cameras roll across your mind
Watch the stars in space and time
Time to wake up, work the streets
Bright lights and naked heat
Hang around street corners
Watch the world go by
In the penny arcade the deals we made
Our innocence the price we paid
From Piccadilly to the Strand
We plied out trade in play land
(In the penny arcade)
(From Piccadilly to the Strand)
We plied out trade in play land