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Mathew Davies

The Atomic Kitten Gareth Southgate song lyrics

Football fever has taken hold in England as the men's team prepare for their first major final since 1966.

Gareth Southgate's men take on Italy at Wembley on Sunday night with hysteria reaching breaking point the other side of the Severn.

En route to the final England have beaten Germany, Ukraine and Denmark in the knockout stages, having emerged from a group containing Scotland, Czech Republic and Croatia.

Their pathway to the final has been accompanied by rousing renditions of Three Lions (Football's Coming Home), a song from David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds' singer Ian Broudie.

But it is another tune that has also caught the imagination of supporters.

Set to the tune of Atomic Kitten's Whole Again, Southgate you're the one! has been belted out in stadiums and pub beer gardens across England.

The trio of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Jenny Frost have even recorded a version of their 2001 hit and performed it after England's 2-1 win over Denmark in the semi-finals.

The original lyrics have been tweaked to add a bit of football flavour - and they are published in full below.

Southgate you're the one! Lyrics

If you see me walking down the street
Staring at the sky
And dragging my two feet
You just pass me by
It still makes me cry
But football's coming home again

And if you see me in the stands
I'm laughing and I'm joking
Doing what I can
I won't put you down'
Cause I want you around
Football's coming home again

Looking back on when we first met
I cannot escape and I cannot forget
Southgate, you’re the one – you still turn me on
Football’s coming home again

Time is laying heavy on my heart
Seems I've got too much of it
Since we've been apart
My friends make me smile
If only for a while
Football’s coming home again

Looking back on when we first met
I cannot escape and I cannot forget
Southgate, you’re the one – you still turn me on
Football’s coming home again

For now I have to wait
But this is our time
It is our fate
'Cause I just can't go on
It's already been too long
Football's coming home again
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Looking back on when we first met
I cannot escape and I cannot forget
Southgate, you’re the one – you still turn me on
Football’s coming home again
Oh, oh, oh
Looking back on when we first met
I cannot escape and I cannot forget
Southgate, you’re the one – you still turn me on
Football’s coming home again

Southgate, you’re the one – you still turn me on
Football’s coming home again

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