Said The Whale - New Brighton lyrics

It's where we swam to, when I was younger I remember how, you held me under I was brand new, being underwater But I'm stronger now, that I am a father All the work is now, weight on my shoulders 'Bout the future, and how we're getting older And it's funny now, seeing you around Wearing that silly frown, it doesn't suit you And I've been kinda thinking about the simple life How I wanna lead it I've been kinda thinking about the real world You welcome me to it I...I - I - I It was a bad idea, bringing them here Because they have shifty eyes All they see is paradise But I've got a home here, what I've worked for And it's over there that I get an answer that I want to hear Not facts and figures about the atmosphere, how I could affect it And I've been kinda thinking about the simple life How I wanna lead it I've been kinda thinking about the real world You welcome me to it I...I - I - I With battle we fought up pavilion Caused us to retreat three hundred miles to the safety of our New Brighton Where we treat a hundred-twenty And with the front lines crossed, we slowly reveal no secrets at all We're just lonely boys with our submarine toys And I've been kinda thinking about the simple life How I wanna lead it And I've been kinda thinking about the real world You welcome me to it I...I - I - I