Mm-mm Mm-mm You can see the mansions from the council estate And there's a big old rain cloud formin' overhead now, as I leave this place Down here, no one's special, and they'd kill ya if ya tried But they'd help you in a heartbeat, and if they couldn't stop you bleedin' They'd die there by your side Hey ma, I crossed the sea today Would you mind goin' and checkin' in on Mick for me? Tell me you know I had to go, but I wanted to stay Hey ma Is PJ off the drink still? Is it rainin' up in Shankill? You know I'd be doin' alright if I had someone to shoot the breeze with Just once in every while Hey ma, I'm just callin' to say All the words that'll make you think I breeze through the day Yeah, I know it's just an hour on the aeroplane But that doesn't stop it feelin' like a world away Hey, hey ma Livin' in the city Although the London lights are pretty Nobody stops to see the beauty Of what is goin' on, what's really goin' on Hey ma, I crossed the street today I said hello to a stranger, but he walked away I'm sendin' love from a street where no one knows my name And I hope when I get back that things will be the same Hey, ma Hey, hey ma Hey ma