I Want To Be Straight-Ian Dury

I Want To Be Straight - Ian Dury (spoken) I'm Charley, you know I'm Norman pleased to meet you I'm Mickey, hello Wilko I'm Johnny, how are you doing Harry? My name is David And I'm Ian and guess what? Oi! I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late I wanna confirm, I wanna conform I wanna be safe and I wanna be snug and I wanna be warm I want to be straight, I want to be straight I wanna create a place of my own in the welfare state Brr, gonna be good, brr, gonna be kind It might be a wrench but think of the stench I'm leaving behind I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight Come out of the cold and do what I'm told and don't deviate I wanna give, I wanna give, I wanna give my consent I'm 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'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late I know that you're right, I know I was wrong So thanks very much, please keep in touch, I'll be rhyming along I wanna be straight I wanna be straight I wanna be straight I wanna be straight (straight, straight) I wanna be straight (straighter would be great) (repeat)