Cos my mate's were all Gary Boys yeah
Talking like geezers with too much gel in their hair
What you wearing on your feet there son

Is that Reebok or Nike
No, it's Mark & Spencers bought by my mum
Cos I was always the ugliest one of the bunch

Sitting in the dining hall with double chips and beans for our lunch
Watching all the pretty young things go by
With their pikey gold jewellery and their skirts rolled up way too high


Things don't change, no things don't change


Cos there was this one pretty leader boy, they called him the king
His name was Michael Jansen and he thought was in
With his Nike Air Max and his Brylcream wax

His parents really loved him
But one day Mikey boy went too far
He popped too many pills and took himself down to the pizza bar

Hit the boy behind the counter with a stick
Next thing he knew it was 18 months, in the nick


Things don't change, no things don't change
Oh this town is still the same
Cos these Gary Boys yeah, really love their SRIs

And really think they're something else

Cos now times have changed and we've all come along

But no these Gary Boys they can't move on
Cos we've all left the White Lightening on the green
And doing things in ditches that we probably shouldn't have been

But when we come home to visit the boys are still in town
Sit with their mums on a Sunday morning in their dressing gowns


Things don't change, no things don't change
Cos oh this town is still the same
Cos these Gary Boys yeah, really love their Big Bore 4s

And really think they're something else