(Sur bur bur bur bur bia) (Sur bur bur bur bur bia) (Sur bur bur bur bur bia) (Never let you go, it will never let you go) The only way is Essex 'Cause London's too expensive You may or turn your nose up But one day you'll confess it All the prefabs stand politely With the flags up high and mighty Everybody safe inside Watching TV day and nightly It's a shame What it does to your brain They tell me stay in your lane On the M25 what a time to be alive Pack your bags, suburbia is calling That London life you can't afford no more You stand in line at the station in the morning Never let you go, it will never let you go Sur bur bur bur bur bia I hear it calling me Sur bur bur bur bur bia And what would be will be Sur bur bur bur bur bia I hear it calling me Never let you go, it will never let you go Pampas grass on your patio Love thy neighbour don't impose Like needles in the cul de sac Once you're in, you can't go back The neighbourhood is watching Twitching shutters in the kitchen So just act nice and normal Or it's your name they'll be whispering It's a shame What it does to your brain They tell me stay in your lane (La la lovely lanes, everybodies gone insane) On the M25 what a time to be alive Pack your bags, suburbia is calling That London life you can't afford no more You stand in line at the station in the morning Never let you go, it will never let you go Sur bur bur bur bur bia I hear it calling me Sur bur bur bur bur bia And what would be will be Sur bur bur bur bur bia I hear it calling me Never let you go, it will never let you go It will never let you go It will never let you go It will never let you go