All I Miss (is the Football) Lyrics

Some still dream of 1945

D-Day heroes, glad they're alive

They've got Hitler's armies on the run

And England, England rules the world

Some still think of 1966

Live a simple life and everything's fixed

Geoff Hurst's scored the winning goal

And England, England rules the world

Well my memories can only take me so far

Looking back on this, as I drive my car

Through the narrow streets of a fading past

Childhood days never seem to last

And I realised every dream must pass

Give me the atmosphere of Upton Park

On a Saturday night, cold and dark

When all that mattered wore Claret and Blue

And life or death meant win or lose

Yeah all I miss is the Football

Well I used to kick a ball out there in the street

Now there's not enough room to even put my feet

Everything seemed so dirty and small

It's a wonder anybody can live here at all

It was a cold grey day when I left that land

And I never really thought of going back again

But from ten thousand miles across the sea

The land of my birth had a hold on me

And I realised what was calling me

Always the atmosphere of Upton Park

On a Saturday night, cold and dark

When all that mattered wore Claret and Blue

And life or death meant win or lose

Yeah all I miss is the Football