London Town Waltz – A Sherlock lyrical fanfiction

Disclaimer: I do not own Sherlock, or the original tune and lyrics of 'Kentish Town Waltz' by the oh-so-rather-amazing Imelda May

Dedication: To SunshineBunny, because she NEEDS to start reading fanfiction, and to whichever cosmic force gives me the strength to not slap some of my 'dear darling friends' whenever I see them.

Summary: A re-write of 'Kentish Town Waltz' to suit a slightly altered version of Sherlock and John's dramatic escape from the police. Pretty sequential. Slash relationship mentioned. Happy fun times.

Translation: 'mo chroi' means 'my heart' in Irish

Do you remember, we chased around

From the Yard to Baker Street through London town

Only a housekeeper to our name

Couldn't pay our taxi fare, more to our shame

Fighting crime has its trials

The fights all night on the streets and inside

And those cases that lasted three weeks into four

And the dreaded assassins return to our door

But we live here together, talking every night

We keep it together and keep up the fight

And I love us, yes, I love you mo chroi

And we don't need anyone, just you and me

There is good for all the bad

There's happiness and there's pain

But you're the one to make it right

My heart you have found

Yeah, the key to my heart you have found

I watched the blue flash, then fade in the sun

A cool afternoon spent on the run

And I knew as I said, "Will you stay here in bed?"

That we'll love each other 'til the day we are dead

We've killed for each other and saved some lives

And we've both had to try

Yeah, we tried as well when our world went to Hell

And now we're holding holding it together as our tears dry

But we hide here together, for all the night

We keep it together and wait for the light

And I think that you might, yes you might love me

And I know that I love you mo chroi

There is good for all the bad

There's happiness and there's pain

But you're the one to make it right

My heart you have found

Yeah, the key to my heart you have found

Oh I know some things that you're hopeless at

And you notice what we all ignore

But it's when I see we're not perfect, you and me

It's then our love grows more and more

And they found us here together, at first light

We couldn't escape, try as we might

And now they've found us mo chroi

Why is he trying to frame you and me?

Ooh ooh

There is good for all the bad

There's happiness and there's pain

But we'll find a way to make it right

My heart you have found

Yeah, the key to my heart you have found.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.

The end

A.N. Well, there it is. I hope everyone's having a lovely time over this amazingly festive period of joy, relaxation and school holidays...oh, you all have homework and/or jobs too? It really reminds you that those long Winter evenings were just made for staying in by the fire and quietly stressing yourself to death over archaeology exam questions, literary criticism in Latin and in depth analysis of the portrayal of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. Sorry. Got a bit stressed there. :P Season's greetings, please, enjoy your life, hug a kitten, teach a canary to sing 'Surfin' Bird' and remember that every time you say "I give up" someone else says "Wow, what a great opportunity!".