Só tinha dezesseis quando cheguei a Londres When I first came to London I was only sixteen Uns trocados no bolso e a velha bolsa de andarilho With a fiver in my pocket and my ole dancing bag Desci até as bandas do Dilly, só pra ter uma noção I went down to the Dilly to check out the scene E logo fui parar lá no Centro Velho And I soon ended up on the old main drag
Onde os travecos e moçoilas faziam parada no estilo There the he-males and the she-males paraded in style E o velho com dinheiro na mão te lançaria um sorriso And the old man with the money would flash you a smile Na escuridão de um beco, você trabalharia por umas pratas In the dark of an alley you'd work for a fiver Em troca de uma bronha bem feita lá no Centro Velho For a swift one off the wrist down on the old main drag
A velha cidade era parada, nas invernais noites geladas In the cold winter nights the old town it was chill Mas os rapazes nos cafés te descolariam drogas bem baratas But there were boys in the cafes who'd give you cheap pills Se não tivesse dinheiro, podia flertar ou pedir de joelho If you didn't have the money you'd cajole or you'd beg Pois havia sempre tuinal de sobra lá no Centro Velho There was always lots of tuinol on the old main drag
Numa noite eu estava largado lá pela praça Leicaster One evening as I was lying down by Leicester Square Chegaram uns polícias e me chutaram nas bolas I was picked up by the coppers and kicked in the balls E entre os portões da rua Vine, fui escorraçado, feito de malho Between the metal doors at Vine Street I was beaten and mauled Arruinando minhas roupas tão bonitas lá do Centro Velho And they ruined my good looks for the old main drag
Na estação de metrô, os meninos das antigas, já nas últimas In the tube station the old ones who were on the way out Babavam e vomitavam e rastejavam e gritavam Would dribble and vomit and grovel and shout E chegavam os polícias só pra empurrá-los aos trilhos And the coppers would come along and push them about E eu queria que houvesse um jeito de escaparem do Centro Velho And I wished I could escape from the old main drag
E agora estou jogado aqui, até o pescoço de bebida And now I'm lying here I've had too much booze Já fui cagado, cuspido, abusado e comido I've been shat on and spat on and raped and abused Sei que estou pra morrer e só queria implorar I know that I am dying and I wish I could beg Por um dinheiro pra me tirar daqui do Centro Velho For some money to take me from the old main drag