From the heart of the Southern Downs, to the North-East London reservoirs,   From the start, the land scaped my sound, before I'd ever been to America.      And if I knew anybody who played pedal steel guitar,   I'd get them in my band and then my band would get real far,   But I was raised in middle England, and not in Nashville Tennessee,   And the only person in my band is me.      A simple scale on an old guitar, and a punk rock sense of honesty.   I cannot fail, I've got this far with no knowledge of mid-west geography.      And if I knew anywhere where I could drive in a straight line   For hours in the desert, I'd drive for hours at a time.   But I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville Tennessee,   And the only person in this car is me.      And yes I'm in four-four time, and yes I use cheap cheap rhymes,   But I try to make a sound my own.   I know I don't break new ground, many have travelled this sound,   But I try to make it sound like home.      Well I've been to Texas state, I didn't think it was that fucking great,   And Nebraska is just a bunch of songs,   Holloway and Hampshire where I belong.   And I don't know anybody who plays pedal steel guitar,   All the city roads are twisted and I do not own a car.   I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville Tennessee,   And the only thing I'm offering is me.