Most people are lonely a lot, including punks. Looking different is something we've all tried to counter this; we've all tried to look cool, look vague, look disinterested, look out-of-it: it's just a matter of style. Very few people succeed in looking anything really
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PLAIN, PUNK AND LONELY
He came down from Birmingham, to try his luck, a London band
He really didn’t have a plan, he practised looking vague
He went out to buy some drugs, came back with a Persian rug
Passed it off with just a shrug, another loss he’d made
And he’s cool, and he’s punk, and he’s lonely
So cool, and punk, and plain lonely
And it’s hard looking surly, looking tight
You can’t go home early, in the night
Dance in a trance ‘til daylight
Dance on to noon, hey it’s all right
(Nothing wrong with that once in a while, nothing wrong with that at all)
She went to another rave, the mood was wild, real depraved
Pigged out, ecstasy she’d saved, she practised looking wan
She doesn’t eat and rarely sleeps, can’t remember how to weep
Cries or laughs in sudden leaps, a sucker for the con
And she’s cool, and she’s punk, and she’s lonely
So cool, and punk, and plain lonely
And they’re cool, and they’re punk, and they’re lonely
So cool, and punk, and if only
Cool, punk, and plain lonely
Cool, punk, and if only
Cool, punk, and plain lonely
Cool, punk, and if only
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