(Darryl Hunt)
Mary's selling flowers
On a stall in EC1

Tonight she'll be out looking for some fun
Her mate Gerry's in the ba!@&(t
He hasn't got a home

But prides himself that he's got most things done

Meanwhile I'm up on the roof

Waiting for the sun to shine
I haven't got an excuse
So I'll just keep my head down


David's in the city
He's just made a deal

And the boys they want to take his trousers down
So they buy some little pills
Which will make poor David ill

And the find themselves in some club downtown

Meanwhile I got off the roof

'Cos the rain keeps pouring down
And I haven't got a clue
Why there's faith in all these clowns


This is the modern world...


Jim and Jane hit the grapevine
'Cos they're looking for a party
A secret number knows where it can be found

So they pick up Pete and Sheila
And they head down the M40
But someone said they closed the country down


Meanwhile I've locked myself in the kitchen
Waiting for the storm to pass

And if there's too much damage
I think I'll get the $#&@ out fast


This is the modern world...