Alstewart- Elvaston Place      Elvaston Place   A run-down basement in South Ken    Hiding your face   Behind the railings in the rain   Stony steps to a small grey herd   Of dustbins blinking in the sunlight   Our yesterday lives   Crouched by the fireside   In Elvaston Place      Holes in the lace-   Curtains, splintery window frames   A small furnished space   We never knew the landlord's name   Electric bar to warm your winter toes    Evening paper for the bath mat   Watching the face   Happy beside me   In Elvaston Place      The city's spreading like a stony tide across the countryside   I live alone now in London town   Cars and buses everywhere, they hide the sun and eat the air   You need a friend when it gets you down   All the money that I've ever owned   I'd give it all tomorrow   If I could lay happy beside you   In Elvaston Place      Elvaston Place   I stopped to look at you today   New whitewashed face   Behind the railings in the rain   You once held a love of mine   She changed just like the weather   The Kensington skies go on for ever    In Elvaston Place