AS SOON AS I CAN
John McEvoy

I've walked the soles off my feet on these dark London streets
In search for a room and a bed,
And my heart grows so weary, with these nights cold and dreary,
All I want is to lay down my head.

CHORUS: I can see by your face that you're leaving this place,
And you're taking the overnight train.
If you should meet my mother, will you tell her I love her
And I'll write just as soon as I can?

Six months in this city, God knows there's no pity
When you haven't a bob of your own,
And there's no need for locks on this old cardboard box
Even though it's a place I call home. CHORUS

Outside Paddington Station, my heart it is breaking,
And I can't tell my tears from the rain,
And the jingle and jangle of the damned old triangle
Keeps ringing around in my brain. CHORUS

[Sung by Johnny McEvoy on his album "Celebration," and by Kevin Collins on his album "Hills of Home."]