I remember the first time I laid eyes on Cambridge
Dragging my feet upon its cobble stones
I sat nervously waiting to be ushered in
Dismissed, my only chance I’d blown

Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, where I first felt failure
Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, it’s all I’ve ever known since

I return, if I’m honest, I feel no better
My own expectations I never reached
An old love, I’m doing my best to forget her
Four years since my impassioned speech

Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, where I first felt failure
Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, it’s all I’ve ever known since

Toiling, busking, spoiling, hustling, selling myself too cheap
Drifting, cruising, shifting, boozing, thrown on the scrap heap
World-worn, weary, still-torn, bleary, suffering from lack of sleep
Hassled, chased, in Basel embraced, from crying I wish I could keep

Say a prayer for me next time you’re in King’s Chapel
Imagine how it could have been
All the while, with her hatred I’ve had to grapple
Compares not with her deeds obscene

Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, where I first felt failure
Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, it’s all I’ve ever known since
Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, rid me of my failure
Cambridge Town, Cambridge Town, I long for some success