Some wasted time 
Watching cars go down the line 
You hide your face 
This town is not a friendly place 

And the days are long, and the nights are cold 
And this cheap routine is getting kind of old 
And the days are long, and the nights are cold 
So cold 

Council house king, don't you lose your hold 
All your tarnished brass will turn to gold 
Don't lose it now 
You won't lose it now 
Don't lose it now 
You won't lose it now 

And the morning screams 
It wakes you from your hopeful dreams 
On your dead end street 
Of power lines and cracked concrete 

And the days are long, and the nights are cold 
And this cheap routine is getting kind of old 
And your mind's made up, you will not be sold 
Be sold 

Council house king, don't you lose your hold 
All your tarnished brass will turn to gold 
Council house king, you will not be cold 
Never will you let yourself be sold 
Don't lose it now 
You won't lose it now 
Don't you lose it now 
You can't lose it now 

And the days are long 
And the nights go on and on 
You've lost your faith in god above 
To grey skies that [bad word] to love and now 

What have [bad word] to expect? 
As you pull on your last cigarette well 
Council house king I say bless your soul 

You'll be just fine now 

Council house king, don't you lose your hold 
All your tarnished brass will turn to gold 
Council house king, you will not be cold 
Never will you let yourself be sold 
Don't lose it now (you'll be just fine now) 
You won't lose it now (you'll be just fine now) 
Don't you lose it now (you'll be just fine now) 
You can't lose it now (you'll be just fine now)