Ian Dury And The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight lyrics

(spoken introductions)

I am Charley, you know
I am Norman pleased to meet you
I am Mickey, hello
Wilko
I am Johnny, how are you doing Harry?
My name is David
And I am Ian… & … guess what?

Oi!

I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight
I am sick & tired of taking drugs & staying up late.
I want to confirm, I want to conform
I want to be safe & I want to be snug & I want to be warm

I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight
I want to create a place of my own in the welfare state
Brr, going to be good, brr, going to be kind
It might be a wrench but think of the stench I am leaving behind

I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight
Come out of the cold & do what I am told & don´t deviate
I want to give, I want to give, I want to give my consent
I am learning to hate all the things that were great when I used to be… bent!

Could be not straightness
dum dum dilley
Might lead to greatness
dur yuh dum der
Owing to lateness
My chance has only just arrived, ha

ow! Straight, straight, straight, straight
Straight, straight, straight, straight
Straight, straight, straight, straight, straight

I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight
I am sick & tired of taking drugs & staying up late
I know that you are right, I know I was wrong
So thanks very much, please keep in touch, I will be rhyming along

I wanna be straight
I wanna be straight
I wanna be straight
I wanna be straight
I wanna be straight
I wanna be straight...

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