Making stars out of ordinary people Doesn't make any sense And if you're that fascinated with the boy next door Then why don't you climb over the fence
All on my own and I just can't cope I haven't seen a hot dinner or a bar of soap Since you left me bereft of hope Now all I ever seem to do Is mope around
Up on the Fifth Floor Harvey Nics Down to Claridges And Trader Vics Mai Tai baby or a Singapore Sling Get your cards behind the bar and get the cocktails
Worked hard at school Did all the right things Got a job, got a car, got a girl Went and got the girl a ring Go to your church and sing your happy hymns
I had to leave you You didn't give me a choice Surrounded yourself with Yes Men To drown out the one dissenting voice How can you call this a partnership
Hmmm humming Do you hear the distant strumming The humming and the strumming Are coming from afar Mmm do I hear drumming Amidst the humming and strumming
No matter how many guys Are circling your skies Waiting for permission to land I have learned From your tutorial That I just can't be territorial I ain
Oh in the 80s They weren't the gayties They were the straighties On in teh 1980s It's a new taboo What am I gonna do Is it a shock that I rock And think
I am alone But once I was not I've got a chill Where once I was hot I had a life But I gave it to you You took my heart And tore it in two Just a glimpse
We've gotta try not to let this thing die I love you so much but it's making me cry Cos every ounce of loving I give You use a stick to beat me with
