I went to school and I studied and I got my G.C.E. My City and Guilds and my Sky Diary But it didn't do me no good They didn't like my looks, I burnt my books 25 years doesn't matter anymore I stand around the streets I lie around the floor looking at the sky I watch the world go by
I started out one day And I worked in a factory My mind went blank, I needed a battery Didn't do me no good I got the sack, My work was slack 25 years, 25 years, 25 years...
'Cause 25 years doesn't matter anymore I stand around the streets And lie around the floor Looking at the sky I watch the world go by They say there's life up there in the galaxy The world's in collision There's people with an allergy 25 years of social reform Ain't gonna make me change or make me conform 25 years, 25 years, 25 years, 25 years of social research and 25 years, 25 years, 25 years...