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1977

A yellowing photo reminds me of a bygone age
When I was full of vim and vigour, all piss and vinegar
Ready to take on the World,
But the World has a habit of drowning you in shit
It turned around, shook its head and said
"Just you wait"...

I wore the clothes that were 'quite the rage'
Trying to be a one-off, I became a part of a herd
Playing at The Roxy, sniffing lighter fuel in a phone box
Sleeping till one, plastic sandals and old school trousers
Believing anything was possible if I didn't grow up to be Dad! He said
"Just you wait"...

Anarchy was just a buzzword - like Coca Cola or Smash
Not a cry to arms but a symbol to spray paint on a leather jacket
Poor stupid, naive little me! Full of ideas and half baked ideologies
And the confidence that knowing nothing brings
I scoffed at the old farts who shook their heads and said
"Just you wait"...

As years rolled on, the photo gets more yellow
its edges fan out and separate, the pigment blisters and bubbles
Now, older and some say wiser, I yearn for those days
Simple things to worry my empty head about
like learning E7 and where to score some blues
I head down town and someone is playing music in their car
The bass shakes the ground I roll on. I shake my head and say
"Just you wait"...