Shangri - La Lyrics - Kinks

Now that you've found your paradise 

This is your kingdom to command 

You can go outside and polish your car 

Or sit by the fire in your shangri-la 

Here's your reward for working so hard 

Gone are the lavatories in the backyard 

Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car 

You just want to sit in your shangri-la 

Put on your slippers and sit by the fire 

You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher 

You're in your place and you know where you are 

In your shangri-la 

Sit back in your old rocking chair 

You need not worry, you need not care 

You can't go anywhere 

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Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

The little man who gets the train 

Got a mortgage hanging over his head 

But he's too scared to complain 

'Cause he's conditioned that way 

Time goes by and he pays off his debts 

Got a TV set and a radio 

For seven shillings a week 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

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And all the houses in the street have got a name 

'Cause all the houses in the street, they look the same 

Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes 

The neighbours call to tell you things that you should know 

They say their lines, they drink their tea, and then they go 

They tell your business in another shangri-la 

The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car 

Too scared to think about how insecure you are 

Life ain't so happy in your little shangri-la 

Shangri-la, shangri-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la 

Put on your slippers and sit by the fire 

You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher 

You're in your place and you know where you are 

In your shangri-la 

Sit back in your old rocking chair 

You need not worry, you need not care 

You can't go anywhere 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la 

Shangri-la