Johnny Come Lately

WELL THIS IS A STORY OF A YOYO BOY
WHO TOOK HIS LOVE AS A MUSICAL TOY
BUM FLAPS AND TIPPEX AGAINST THE STATE
ANARCHY IN THE UK AND STAY OUT LATE

THIS IS JOHNNY COME LATELY
SO HOW YOU BEEN MATEY
THE HAIRS GETTING THIN
NOW IT SHOWS, GENTLE JIGS
BUT SLOW SLOW SLOW

HAD A MIRROR BADGE WITH ANARCHY
A SHIRT WITH DESTROY BUT DON'T HURT ME
BUT AS HE GREW SO DID HIS HAIR
FROM NEW ROMANTICS TO TONY BLAIR

THIS IS JOHNNY COME LATELY
SO HOW YOU BEEN MATEY
THE HAIRS GETTING THIN
NOW IT SHOWS, GENTLE JIGS
BUT SLOW SLOW SLOW

DURAN DURAN AND THE CAPITAL AGE
NEW WIFE AND MORTAGE AND WHERES THE RAGE
NOW YOU'VE GOT KIDS AND THE ACID HIT
THAT AINT MUSIC THAT'S JUST SHIT

THOSE WERE THE DAYS THE BEER AND SNOT
ALL MY ANGST STUCK IN THE LOFT
NOW KIDS AT SCHOOL THINK YOU'RE A LOONY
AND YOUR OWN ARE OFF TO UNI

THIS IS JOHNNY COME LATELY
SO HOW YOU BEEN MATEY
THE HAIRS GETTING THIN
NOW IT SHOWS, GENTLE JIGS
BUT SLOW SLOW SLOW

NOW THE WIFE AS FUCKED OFF TOO
SO WHAT MY FRIEND ARE YOU GONNA DO
PICK UP FROM WHERE YOU LEFT OFF
UNPACK THOSE DAYs UP IN THE LOFT

GO TO YOUR GIG DOWN THE BARLEY MOW
YOU SAW THEM LAST AT THE RAINBOW
BUT HASN'T THINGS CHANGED HAVENT THEY JUST
NO FUCKING HAIR AND BIG GUTTED TRUSS

THIS IS JOHNNY COME LATELY
SO HOW YOU BEEN MATEY
THE HAIRS GETTING THIN
NOW IT SHOWS, GENTLE JIGS
BUT SLOW SLOW SLOW

TIME FOR FACEBOOK AND VENT SOME AGG
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS WHERE MY FAG
DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT JIMMY SAVILLE
NOT MY KIDS NOT MY PROB AT ALL

BITTER AND TWISTED AS TIME MARCHS ON
LIKE MUM AND DAD DA DOO RON RON
TIME TO FACE THE FACTS TO FACE THE FRONT
THE CLOCK OF LIES HAS CALLED YOU A

THIS IS JOHNNY COME LATELY
SO HOW YOU BEEN MATEY
THE HAIRS GETTING THIN
NOW IT SHOWS, GENTLE JIGS
BUT SLOW SLOW SLOW