- published: 31 Mar 2015
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High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name (and frequently the official name) of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing. However in recent times, the phrase "high street banks" has been widely used to refer to the retail banking sector in the United Kingdom.
The equivalent in the United States, Canada, and Ireland is Main Street, a term also used in smaller towns and villages in Scotland and parts of rural Australia. In Jamaica, North East England, and some sections of Canada and the United States, the usual term is Front Street. In Cornwall, some places in Devon and some places in the North of England, the equivalent is Fore Street; in some parts of the UK Market Street can also be used, though sometimes this can actually be a differing area in some towns where street markets are currently or historically centred. In Canada King Street and Queen Street are often used instead of Main Street, which is more predominant in the United States. The Dutch equivalent is Hoogstraat, of which examples are found in cities like Brussels, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bruges, Rotterdam and many other towns.
Getting low low low on High Street
Saying no no no to drugs
Getting back back back on my feet
Saying no no no to drugs
Going out for some milk at the grocery store
I thought that the trip could use something more
I took a plastic bag and put it on my head
But not before I popped my prescription meds
I knew I was missing just one little thing
Got my needle and my tourniquet and started to sing
Getting low low low on High Street
Saying no no no to drugs
Getting back back back on my feet
Saying no no no to drugs
I decided to try out a little speed date
They said it was okay that I got there late
I didn't really know what speed date meant
Apparently it wasn't huffing rubber cement
And I don't mean to sound like I suffer from greed
But the only thing that date was missing was speed
Getting low low low on High Street
Saying no no no to drugs
Getting back back back on my feet