The Real World Lyrics - Working Man's Cafe - Ray Davies

You danced and partied at the Mardi Gras 

Threw back all the beads at the parade 

Fake worlds and logos in the shopping mall 

Where you came from 

Everything seemed the same the whole world now 

So you headed down south 

Left your old home town 

Relocated so far away from the real world 

But where is the real world? 

Get out of the bar 

And follow the stars 

Now you've relocated so far away from the real world 

But where is the real world? 

Ambitious eyes set firmly on the future 

So keen to leave your old home town 

But you're a lost soul looking for the 

Great illusion in another state 

You had to escape you know you just couldn't 

Wait you thought the real world let you down. 

So you headed down south left another home town 

Now you don't have the time to think 

Who's left behind in the real world 

Watching game shows all day was no kind of deal 

It all seemed oh so surreal 

Had to break from the real world 

But where is the real world? 

One day you'll wake up and you will feel 

"I am alive this is real" 

Your friends came down to visit from all over 

To see first hand the brand new start you made 

But you were overqualified for the tips you 

Earn in a bar 

It won't work here and it didn't work there but 

You tried it anyway 

So head off in the car and follow the stars 

There's someone waiting not far away 

In the real world 

Hope you get there this time 

But just bear in mind 

There's a lot of lost souls looking out 

For a sign for the real world 

But where is the real world? 

One day you'll wake up and you will feel 

"I am alive this is real"