About this song
Birmingham Blues is a track by Electric Light Orchestra, taken from the album “Out of the Blue”, released June 17, 1991 on Epic/Legacy. It runs 4:23. Use the Deezer link above to stream the full song.
Lyrics
Find another songWorking on the road across this great big world
I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back home
Yes, I've been long-gone
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.
Been across the ocean to the south sea isles
Yeah, I travelled to the east and west for mile and miles and miles
And I've been long-gone
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.
[Chorus:]
Across the world I've seen
People and places
Could be the same
But with a different name.
I wouldn't change the things I do for anything
But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again
Give me a ticket
Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.
It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet
Industrial Revolution put it on its feet
But it's a long, long way
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.
[Chorus]
I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet
They'll say "You won't stay long, you got them travelling feet
You'll soon be long-gone
'Cos boy, you got the rest of the world blues!"
[Chorus 2x]
Lyrics supplied by lyrics.ovh.
More from Out of the Blue
- 01 Turn to Stone 3:48
- 02 It's Over 4:08
- 03 Sweet Talkin' Woman 3:47
- 04 Across the Border 3:54
- 05 Night in the City 4:04
- 06 Starlight 4:38
- 07 Jungle 3:51
- 08 Believe Me Now 1:21
- 09 Steppin' Out 4:38
- 10 Standin' in the Rain 4:21
- 11 Big Wheels 5:08
- 12 Summer and Lightning 4:13