Gerry Rafferty Nothing Ever Happens Down Here lyrics

I like the trees and the birds and the bees
I'm a sucker for peace and quiet
But two weeks alone in this sweet little home
And I feel like starting a riot

I've been stuck in this old house too long
I need a little change of atmosphere
Let's go, little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here

I greet the day in my usual way
On my brow there's one more wrinkle
I can't speak, I ain't shaved in a week
And I look like Rip Van Winkle

We've got people in this neighborhood
Who've been sleeping for a thousand years
Let's go, little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here

Let's take a train or a boat and a plane
And go all the way to China
Let's stay alive till a hundred and five
Well, nothing could be finer
I want to make sweet love to you
Beneath a silver moon

Same old scene on the TV screen
There's an inner city burning
It's dog eat dog, live high on the hog

But the lady's not for turning

We've got violence on the picket lines
And police in their riot gear
Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here

Let's take a train or a boat and a plane
And go all the way to China
Let's stay alive till a hundred and five
Well, nothing could be finer
I want to make sweet love to you
Beneath a silver moon

I like the trees and the birds and the bees
I'm a sucker for peace and quiet
But two weeks alone in this sweet little home
And I feel like starting a riot

Let's take a trip up north to Sauchiehall Street
And wish everyone a happy new year
Let's go, little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here

Let's go, little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here
Let's go, little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here
(Dog ate the dog, the cat ate the mouse)