• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• The 80s - Robbie Williams
• The 80s - Denison Witmer
• The 80s - David Fonseca

I smoked Consulates and Park Drive, drank Nookie Brown
Learned how to skive
Polo mints to hide my breath from my mum
Did a little weed cuz it felt like fun
Did a little bit of speed if my friend had some
Nicked Volkswagen badges I'm a Beastie Boys son
Me so horny, me so young and I still get my washing done
Auntie Joan died of cancer God didn't have an answer
Rhythm was a dancer
Any room for a chancer? That's me in the corner, thanks sir!
I wore astute track suits, British Nike shoes, Kangol hat like LL Cool's
Before I was 'avin it, 'avin it large
They nicked the BMX from out my garage
Knew it was Theo from off the estate cuz every time he'd see me, he'd smile like we were mates
From then on in I'd have to walk to me Nan's
And I'd dream my dreams through a sea of prams
Like a hooligan on the football stands
And I'd throw the v's to Leeds and West Ham
Then I ran, I ran so far away down Scotia Road to a taxi bay
Then I ran again cuz I couldn't pay, a Muslim didn't get his fare that day
I apologise today
Things are better when they start
That's how the 80s broke my heart
And who are you calling poof? You like Wham, man, I hate that stuff
And then my grandad died and left a hole in the family and lots of women had to nanny me
School was a laugh, they didn't have ADD, thick was the term they used for me
(over and over)
Repeatedly
(over and over)
Take my breath away take my breath away
Bidly bidly bidly bom
Pass it on the left hand side, right turn, Clive
That girl in the fourth year, got pregnant and she was raised Catholic, brilliant!
I cried, she cried, we cried, our youth died
Drank cider in the cemetery
The year above us had discovered E and I said it weren't for me
?12.50? I could rob me mum's purse and buy one up Torquay
Met a girl on Monday, drank fizzy pop on Tuesday
Fingered her on Wednesday and on Thursday and Friday and on Saturday
Dumped by Sunday
Things are better when they start
That's how the 80s broke my heart
The wonder years, I've played my part
That's how the 80s broke my heart
Like I said, I lost my virginity to a girl called Anne-Marie, well she said she fancied me
And then she said "fuck me" and I thought 'fuck me, I'm all talk and it'll be over too quickly'
And it was but I couldn't care less, I'd seen a girl's bra and made a mess on her dress, oh yes!
You're now rocking with the best, second person in my year that had seen a breast
I'm in my 30s now and I'm still impressed
Where are the Falklands mum? And what have they done?
Where do girls come from? Where do girls come from? Where do girls come from?
It's the 80s, what you looking at, ya mong?
So young, so long, so young, so long
Too short, so long
What you looking at ya mong?
Too short, so long, too short, so long

It feels like the 80's
when we were much smaller
but somehow felt bigger than now
come summer my brother
you say you will marry
by this time next year it will be
you came with a ring
the obvious thing
and we were all smiling so wide
it feels like the 80's
when we were much smaller
but somehow felt bigger than now
it feels like the 80's
when our world was honest
it sometimes feels less honest now
the love of another
the cradle and cover
by this time next year will it be
we long for this things
these obvious things
when we can feel complete inside
it feels like the 80's
when our world was honest
but nothing feels more honest now

You saw me sitting in the corner
And you just sat there right next to me
You asked me "are you feeling lonely?"
Well, loneliness is just a word, you see
I came in here just for the music
For all the things that it makes me feel
I came to exorcise my demons
To bury those days when only pain was real
Threat me right
My dreams will come true tonight
Come with me, set me free
We'll be alright
I should have met you in the 80's
Back when I was the dance floor queen
Maybe you think that I'm too old for dancing
You should have met me when I was sixteen
Dance!
You know what I mean
Dance!
Like you were sixteen
Tonight I'm drinking myself sober
Till I see what I want to see
A few more drinks and you will be the perfect lover
You will be the one that I truly believe
That is right
My dreams will come true tonight
Come with me, set me free
We'll be alright
I should have met you in the 80's
Back when I was the dance floor queen
Maybe you think that I'm too old for dancing
You should have met me when I was sixteen
Dance!
Like I was sixteen
Dance!
You know what I mean
I should have met you in the 80's
Back when I was the dance floor queen
Maybe you think that I'm too old for dancing
You should have met me, I should have kissed you
I should have kissed you in the 80's
Back when I was young and free
Maybe you think that I'm too old for loving
Well, tonight I'll make you love me
Dance!
Like you were sixteen
Dance!
You know what I mean
Dance!
I'll set me free
Dance!