Working Man's Café Lyrics - Singles - Ray Davies

Looking for the working man's café 

In the shopping center of the town 

Looking for somewhere to fit in 

In among the retail outlets 

Bought a pair of new designer pants 

Where the fruit and veg man used to stand 

I always used to see him there 

Selling old apples and pears 

Chatting up the pretty girls 

With knocked off goods in the van 

Don't you know he was a working man 

Long ago he was a working man 

And we sat in the working man's café 

The working man's café 

Everything around me seems unreal 

Everywhere I go it looks and feels like America 

We've really come a long way down this road 

Improving our surroundings as we go 

Changing our roots and culture 

But don't you know 

Long ago there was a working man 

Don't you know we were all working men 

And we'd sit and pass the time of day 

At the working man's café 

I thought I knew you then but will I know you now? 

There's gotta be a place for us to meet 

I'll call you when I've found it 

I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded 

Hey man, I see you now. 

Oh oh, we were all working men 

And here we are at the working man's café 

It's really good to see us come so far 

But haven't we forgotten who we are 

Taking out a larger loan 

Equity relief and mortgages 

We all seem to pass the time of day 

Online at the internet cafe 

And if you forget my face 

In case you've forgotten just who I am 

I'm the kid with the greasy spoon 

Firmly held in my hand 

Don't you know I was a working man 

Long ago we were all working men 

And we sat and spent the time of day 

At the working man's café 

Yeah, at the working man's café