Some boys look older And the young ones smile in jest Lads born to be the chosen one While the wise man sings in the cuckoos nest
I walked the West End late last night After seein an old friend of mine We talked about this place and the way it was When a bloke could get a break before these
Times changed These times changed These times changed
I heard a DJ spin in Brixton Some of that fresh massive attack Here in the house of mass consumption Where the ecstasy goes fast
On the screen in this months fashion Lots of leather and a tattooed breast Better this than some guru Whos trying to teach you how to live When you know
Times changed Times changed You know times changed Times changed
I saw a bastard slap his girl around I said man have you gone mad Whats gotten into you Thats makin you so bad
You think love is anything when you Cant get work, you think life is on TV Then he turned up some of that speed metal And said this is what I think
I rode the East End early yesterday I was hit by the way its changed From the days of Krays in my teenage years When we all knew our place
Now the welfare state is a state of wealth For some the hope is gone And a cardboard box in Westminster is hard to Call a home but you know
Times changed Times changed Times changed Times changed
Everybody knows Everybody knows They know that times changed