Lyrics to
Willesden Green

This version of Willesden Green was released by The Kinks in 1971.

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Well I tried to settle down Fulham Broadway
And I tried to make my home in Golders Green
But I gotta get that train
And go back home again
Oh how I miss the folks back home in Willesden Green

You know, I tried, I really tried to settle in this big city
And I always thought I could make it all on my very own
But there’s one thing that keeps calling me
To that little, that little semi-detached
That’s the folks, yeah, the folks back home
In Willesden Green

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About Lyrics and Willesden Green by The Kinks

The lyrics to Willesden Green are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Kinks in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to Willesden Green are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Kinks and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Willesden Green back when it was created.

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