Kenan Flannery

Guitar in hand 
River Irwell ahead 
And there's no one by my side 

Manchester streets 
Have no home for me 
In bed with an alien smile 

Feeling alone 
Surrounded by no one 
That I know 

So many words 
but so many ears 
All tuned to a different sound 

So sit with me now and we’ll talk about  
Burning the whole place down 

Don't be scared, I don’t want you here 
But you can still stick around 

So sit with me now and we’ll talk about  
Burning the whole place down 

Don't be scared, I don’t want you here 
But you can still stick around 

No drunken doozy 
Or a late night susie 
Can make me feel 
Anything at all 

The following day 
I went away 
But I was never there 
At all 

How the city speaks 
And moves it feet 
When the night comes out to play 

But my mind's grown old 
And I can no longer play 
The games of 
The youthful days 

So sit with me now and we’ll talk about 
Burning the whole place down 

Don't be scared, I don’t want you here 
But you can still stick around 

So sit with me now and we’ll talk about 
Burning the whole place down 

Don't be scared, I don’t want you here 
But you can still stick around 

Why does it all have to feel 
One way then it goes back again 

Why does love feel so real 
One night and then it changes 
And I end up in the same place 
I was before  

So sit with me now and we’ll talk about 
Burning the whole place down 

Don't be scared, I don’t want you here 
But you can still stick around