Now that you've found your paradise   This is your kingdom to command   You can go outside and polish your car   Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-la      Here is your reward for working so hard   Gone are the lavatories in the back yard   Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car   You just want to sit in your Shangri-la      Put on your slippers and sit by the fire   You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher   You're in your place and you know where you are   In your Shangri-la      Sit back in your old rocking chair   You need not worry, you need not care   You can't go anywhere   Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la      The little man who gets the train   Got a mortgage hanging over his head   But he's too scared to complain   'Cause he's conditioned that way      Time goes by and he pays off his debts   Got a TV set and a radio   For seven shillings a week   Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la   Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la      And all the houses in the street have got a name   'Cause all the houses in the street they look the same   Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes      The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know   They say their lines, they drink their tea and then they go   They tell your business in another Shangri-la      The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car   Too scared to think about how insecure you are   Life ain't so happy in your little Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la      Put on your slippers and sit by the fire   You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher   You're in your place and you know where you are   In your Shangri-la      Sit back in your old rocking chair   You need not worry, you need not care   You can't go anywhere   Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la   Shangri-la, Shangri-la, Shangri-la