Living in a bedsit Close to the world's end, Sitting in his y-fronts Sponging off his girlfriend Caaaaarey She says life's right there babe Should be getting on with it xxx better tell her that you've all but squandered it It's siiiilly
And his relatives all think that it's a shame And they'd say that it's a mystery if his Dad wasn't exactly the same The same
He's been a space cadet for years Says one day he'll be an astronaut Floating in the hemisphere And looking down on Hampton Court But he's always late And knows one day he'll graduate Then he'll be floating in the ozone High above the empire High above the empire State state state state He's living in a State state state state He's in a proper State state state state They've got him in a State state state state
Sofa sufer, likes a little gamble A few dodgy debts that he says he can handle Maaaaaybe Never not xxx Stays in most nights Jostling to pixelated princesses on websites Franticly
And his family all say that it's a waste And they wash their mouths out with self-righteousness To hide the bitter taste The taste
He's been a space cadet for years Says one day he'll be an astronaut Floating in the hemisphere And looking down on Hampton Court But he's always late And knows one day he'll graduate Then he'll be floating in the ozone High above the empire High above the empire
Carey's love is cold and congealed Like last night's take-away And she feels She might have to do some kind Of midnight flit All there is to say has been said And as the sky's turning pink She leaves her keys by the sink And takes one last look at our hero's face
He's been a space cadet for years Says one day he'll be an astronaut Floating in the hemisphere And looking down on Hampton Court But he's always late And knows one day he'll graduate Then he'll be floating in the ozone High above the empire High above the empire High above the empire state
Oh oh la la la la Oh oh la la la la Oh oh la la la la
Now life goes on It will be played out But something's s'posed to happen man before the fade out x 4 Before the fade out x 5