I Want To Be Straight Lyrics - Ian Dury

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 want to be straight, I want to be straight 

I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late. 

I want to confirm, I want to conform 

I want to be safe and I want to be snug and I want to be warm 

I want to be straight, I want to be straight 

I want to 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 

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I want to be straight, I want to be straight 

Come out of the cold and do what I'm told and don't deviate 

I want to give, I want to give, I want to give my consent 

I'm learning to hate all the things that were great when I used to be bent! 

Could be not straightness 

Dumb dumb dilley 

Might lead to greatness 

Dur yuh dumb 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 want to be straight, I want to 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 

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