From the heart of the Southern Downs, to the North-East London reservoirs From the start, the land scaped my sound, before I'd ever been to America And if I knew anybody who played pedal steel guitar I'd get them in my band and then my band would get real far But I was raised in middle England, and not in Nashville, Tennessee And the only person in my band is me A simple scale on an old guitar, and a punk rock sense of honesty I cannot fail, I've got this far with no knowledge of midwest geography And if I knew anywhere where I could drive in a straight line For hours in the desert, I'd drive for hours at a time But I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville, Tennessee
And the only person in this car is me And yes I'm in four-four time, and yes I use cheap cheap rhymes But I try to make a sound my own I know I don't break new ground, many have travelled this sound But I try to make it sound like home Well I've been to Texas state, I didn't think it was that f**ing great And Nebraska is just a bunch of songs Holloway and Hampshire where I belong And I don't know anybody who plays pedal steel guitar All the city roads are twisted and I do not own a car I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville, Tennessee And the only thing I'm offering is me