And Other Songs - 1980s Lyrics

When I wake up from the dream
I smell Beverly Hills
Not the place, it's the scent
And it lingers still
Takes me back
To the future
Back to my roots
Had a Porsche
A Filofax and a forties suit

Wall Street was telling us
That greed was good
Buy your condo
In the very best neighbourhood
They were smashing up the pieces
Of the Berlin Wall
Ronald Reagan, Stars Wars
Is gonna save us all

I really thought I had it all
Back in the day
Now I'm just a regular working guy
With bills to pay

So I'm cruising down the block
Thinking about that dream
And there's this girl
Ray bans
Big hair
Open top mercedes
She pushed her shades back
Winked at me and said
Honey, welcome to my world
Welcome to the 1980's

Get your Sony Walkman tuned
To the synth pop scene
We got Madonna, Michael Jackson
Or Bruce Springsteen
Chuck your vinyl cos the CD
Is the cleanest sound
MTV is where you catch
The latest bands around

Princess Di in that dress
Was the ultimate date
Meanwhile Harry's meeting Sally
At the Empire State
But it's time to get to work
Gotta earn my pay
No time for Star Wars
Live Aid or Chardonnay

I really thought I had it all
Back in the day
Now I'm just a regular working guy
With bills to pay

So I'm cruising down the block
Thinking about that dream
And there's this girl
Ray bans
Big hair
Open top mercedes
She pushed her shades back
Winked at me and said
Honey, welcome to my world
Welcome to the 1980s

So I'm cruising down the block
Thinking about that dream
And there's this girl
Ray bans
Big hair
Open top mercedes
She pushed her shades back
Winked at me and said
Honey, welcome to my world
Welcome to the 1980s