Fleet Street Morning Update

Verse 1

Beneath the shade of old St Paul's,

The ink is dry up-on the stone.

The smoky rooms are empty now,

The stories told are all but gone.

The heavy press has lost its beat,

A silent ghost up-on the street.

Chorus

The ink has faded from the ground,

The morning news has left the town.

Oh, Fleet Street, you have changed your face,

A brand-new world has taken place.

Verse 2

The boys who chased the noon-day scoop

Have packed their bags and moved away.

The bars where secrets used to flow

Are filled with lap-top screens today.

The giants left their old domain,

And only bankers now remain.

Chorus

The ink has faded from the ground,

The morning news has left the town.

Oh, Fleet Street, you have changed your face,

A brand-new world has taken place.

Bridge

But near the Cheshire Cheese at night,

An echo sparks among the crowd.

The phantom shout of headlines pasts

crying out both clear and loud.

Verse 3

Now glass and steel reflect the sky,

Where old brick buildings used to stand.

The lawyers walk the steps alone

Across a rich and altered land.

Chorus

The ink has faded from the ground,

The morning news has left the town.

Oh, Fleet Street, you have changed your face,

A brand-new world has taken place.

Outro

The typewriters are gone for good,

The cyber world is here to stay.

But stories live within the stones,

As Fleet Street greets a brand-new day.