I was born in the west-end
Some people liked to come there and call it night
But for me it was all day
Oh! Now the dogs keep a-growlin'
And the truth howled out from the editing floor
Then he dropped - but got up again
With a black everly guitar
Then he searched along the road
A good song he was looking for
And the truth sang out from the editing floor
Where the good prophets used to walk
High above this dark world
And the little brother saw
How the truth was buried on the editing floor
One day the papers rang us up,
Then we got down to the truth of it
But they never printed that!
Just like socrates, the man from greece
Said, lord! Forgive them please
And the cup spilled out on the editing floor