Sidewalk at Dusk

Sidewalk at Dusk lyrics

Intro

Yeah
Oi
You ready?

Verse 1

I left Kelham at four-ten
with a chip on my coat
and a receipt in my pocket
like a note from the ghost
I bought a cracked-up zine
and a past-it Red Bull
now I’m strolling like I own
every dent in this town, full stop
My boots got salt on ’em
from the curb by the Cut
my phone’s got one bar left
and my face says “what?”
I talk like I’m late
but I’m always on time
Got a grin like a mugshot
and a brain full of sharp lines

Pre-Chorus

Watch me glide in the mess
watch me smile in the smoke
I’m a headline in a flat cap
with a pocket full of joke

Chorus

Spare change laser
Spare change laser
I turn small talk
into danger (ha!)
Spare change laser
Spare change laser
I walk in rough
leave clean paper

Verse 2

I’m the lad in the corner
with the comic-book stare
two tea rings on the table
and a stare back at death
At 7:45
by the chippy on Park
I was trading bad news
for a wink and a spark
My watch says I’m winning
my shoes say I lied
My ego’s a busking machine
with a grin on the side
If they want me to back down
they’ve booked the wrong bloke
I’m a sneeze in a church hall
and a punchline in a coat

Pre-Chorus

Watch me glide in the mess
watch me smile in the smoke
I’m a headline in a flat cap
with a pocket full of joke

Chorus

Spare change laser
Spare change laser
I turn small talk
into danger (ha!)
Spare change laser
Spare change laser
I walk in rough
leave clean paper

Bridge

At 1:50, I slow it down
look at you, look at me
same cheap grin, same mad crown
same old trick in the teeth
Then I snap back fast
like a match in the rain
one eye on the bar
one hand on the flame

Spare change laser
Spare change laser
I turn small talk
into danger (ha!)
Spare change laser
Spare change laser
I walk in rough
leave clean paper

Outro

Yeah
Clean paper
Dirty legend

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Sheffield, an AI artist.