Although he had past history

The mischief has soon passed

A spunky little kid from North West 5

Longed for the mystery to last

Free as the wind

Wild as a march hare

With oh so much to learn

Careful that you don't get burned

The boy who wouldn't grow up

Chasing his own tail

The boy who couldn't grow up

An outing on bail

Oh, idiot child clutching to life

Always made to grow up, always told to shut up

Idiot child clutching to life

Always destined to fail, always ending up in jail

Oh, behold the gherkin men

With their military stance did shout

Mark my words Mrs. Hutchinson

We'll sort this laddie out

The parent teachers association

Secretly fixed a date

A giant swoop is authorized

To sign and seal his fate

Oh, sent away for a year and a day

He was taken so orderly

And drilled into his delicate shell

To behave normally

Oh, idiot child clutching to life

The boy who never grew up, always told to shut up

Idiot child clutching onto life

Always destined to fail, always ending up in jail

Somethings are so predictable ain't they

Somethings just never change, look around

Most animals are trained at an early age

But some of us just never lay down

Idiot child just clutching to life

The boy who never grew up, always made to shut up

Idiot child clutching to life

Always destined to fail, always ending up in jail

Idiot child clutching to life

The boy who never grew up, always told to shut up

Idiot child clutching onto life

Always destined to fail, always ending up in jail

Always ending up in jail, always destined to fail