I attended Stanley Tech   in South Norwood Hill   I think it was, oh yeah   where the bronze bust was nicked   let me think, it must've been in my third year   lying in wait outside Virgo Fidelis   and the Lady Edridge Grammar School   I worked at the Fairfield Halls   cleaning toilets, but I understood some day   I'd be back in my own right   giving concerts in my own peculiar way   but I kept my rabbit back at home   and I cleaned it every other day   (other day, other day, other day)   and now the time has come to say   farewell Dad with your sardines   and the TV set that I blew   and now the time has come to say   farewell Mum to your baked beans   and the poppadums I never knew      I'll be in Los Angeles   where the famous people never quite get old   yeah, in Los Angeles   where they're all to rich to even feel the cold   but I'll still be dreaming of you Croydon   especially in the cold and rain   (cold and rain, cold and rain, cold and rain)   and now the time has come to say   I'll be leaving Croydon way   to the lovely town I once knew   and now the time has come to say   I'll be back another day   saying sod LA, what a day   what a day   what a day   what a day   what a day