Lyrics:Where Did The Ordinary People Go?

by XTC

This street has changed so much A line of fortresses, look but don't touch I'd like to call on my neighbours one day But their Doberman won't look the other way There's one thing I'd like to know Where did the ordinary people go? In my street I don't know a soul The walls and fences never have no holes If I could only be your Peeping Tom You could complain about my bonfire burning strong There's one thing I'd like to know Where did the ordinary people go? Nod my head and say hello Where did the ordinary people go? Money changes everyone Or so it seems There's no community spirit anywhere You may say I'm green In my street we go by car The tinted windows never show who you are If I could see you, I'd complain about the noise I glance across the fence we both might enjoy There's one thing I'd like to know Where did the ordinary people go? Nod my head and say hello Where did the ordinary people go? Where did they go? The ordinary people Those ordinary people? The ordinary people Where did they go? The ordinary people