Time is like a reptile, it hides in your brain
It looks at you through still eyes,
It makes you insane
You can’t move forward, you can’t get back
You’re stuck in the past, yeah you are stuck
And 20th Century boy long gone
to the universe that he has done / but his universe is not done
So put on your new shiny shoes,
Let’s come together and dance the blues
C’mon let’s boogie oh yeah!
Treat your baby right, because love is in the air
Kitsch fashion chic, and glam magazines
You have headed to the top through elusive dreams
Switch off your brain, “it’s just the flame”
Everyone in here now knows your name
C’mon let’s boogie oh yeah!
Just open your heart, when love is in the air
Everyone in here keeps the keys
To the long-lost locks of the swinging 60s
Don’t try to connect the beginnings and ends
just put it altogether in my friendly hands
20th Century boy doesn’t croon
by the light of a magical moon
So put on your new shiny shoes,
'cause he’s gonna sing Summertime Blues
C’mon let’s boogie oh yeah!
Treat your baby right, when love is in the air
Monte Carlo parties, and fancy cars
Your tax exile to heaven with shining stars
You drank your life as fast as Bacardi and lime
This is your bittersweet revenge to time
20th Century boy takes a magic bus
He’s gonna play his cosmic jazz
So put on your new glammy shoes,
He’ll a-barefoot dance the cosmic blues
C’mon let’s boogie oh yeah!
Open your heart, when love is in the air
2019