Ahh mate
A wise man once said
Just as things start looking up
It all goes to shit again
Story of my fucking life
I'm growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
They told me to act my age
Maybe one day I'll act it
But for now I'm going backwards yeah
Lacing up my shoes
buttoning my shirt
I don't know why I'm bothering
you can't polish a turd
Is my tie straight
I did it and I did it all my way
I told you from the get go
It was my way or the high way
And I weren't lying then
Ain't lying now never been lying down
It's nothing new to me
the press ain't ever been too nice
I ain't surprised
the headline was about the DUI
I'm growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Think to yourself what would I have done
Somebody popped my watch
and then tried to run
We got in a tussle all the while
I had no idea where my wife had gone
plus I'm poignant on
Whether he's got a gun or a knife on him
Not knowing if her life was in
Danger why I tried to hold on
to the watch and fight the bomb
Then I heard her scream
so I'm guessing he bought
more guys with him
Fuck the watch my priority's Millie now
You think what I did was so silly
now you've figured it out
Worked out the reason for me
getting into the whip
Not only is this dickhead who got me kicked
And gotten away with my watch
he's gone and gotten me in all of this shit
Shame I never caught up to him in the whip eh
I'm growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
OK if I'm being logical
in hindsight then probably
it is not a shame that I didn't catch up
to the little toerag in the car because
that could've ended with me in
more trouble than I already am
DCI Clarke
Detective Constable Clarke
I don't like you at all
We will never ever be friends
I don't wanna be a criminal
I'm nearly 30 years old
I'm a married man
I wanna move to the country
have children and smoke my pipe
With nothing illegal in it
I'm growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public
Growing up growing up
growing up in public