[Verse 1]
We were heroes then and the girls were all pretty
And a uniform was a lucky charm
It bought you the key to the city
We used to dance, Al Bowlly would sing
"Love Is the Sweetest Thing"
Al Bowlly's in heaven, I'm in limbo now

[Verse 2]
I gave my youth to king and country
What's my country done for me
But sentenced me to misery?
I traded my helmet and my parachute
For a pair of crutches and a demob suit
Al Bowlly's in heaven, I'm in limbo now

[Bridge]
Hard times, oh, hard hard times
Hostels and missions and dosser's soup lines
Can't close me eyes on a bench or a bed
For the sound of some battle raging in my head

[Verse 3]
Old friends, oh, you lose so many
You get run around all over town
The wear and the tear just drives you down
And St. Mungo's with his dirty old sheets
Beats standing all day down on Scarborough Street
Al Bowlly's in heaven, I'm in limbo now
[Soprano Saxophone Solo]

[Bass Solo]

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Can't stay here, you've got to foot-slog
Once in a blue moon you might find a job
You sleep in the rain, oh, you sleep in the snow
When the beds are all taken you've got nowhere to go

[Verse 4]
Well, I can see me now, I'm back there on the dance floor
With a blonde on me arm, redhead to spare
Spit on my shoes and shine in my hair
And there's Al Bowlly, he's up on the stand
That was a voice, that was a band
Al Bowlly's in heaven and I'm in limbo now

[Outro]
Pete Zorn on the soprano saxophone
Danny Thompson on the bass