Twenty-something
good as new
Expectations
got a few
Find an issue
get ahead
Got it sorted
like you said
You’re twenty-something
Join the queue
Twenty-something
in the mix
always that
ironic twist
Got a start-up
good to go
when the money
starts to flow
Oh, Twenty-something
up to tricks
That’s how you are
or have to be
in a decadent city
at a time of greed
You can make believe
that it’s all you need
Sometimes it’s hard
day to day
to pay your way
Twenty-something
Avoiding that
bubonic creep
A vampire who
seemed so friendly
stole your ideas
still feels envy
Oh, Twenty-something
in too deep
Twenty-something
quite a catch
Think you’ll ever
meet your match?
You’ve always been somewhat choosy
but you’ll love her for the length of a good movie
Oh, Twenty-something
call her back
That’s how you are
or have to be
in a decadent city
at a time of greed
You can make believe
that it’s all you need
Take your smartphone
and make your way home
on your own
Twenty-something
Hard to beat
Check your reflection
walking down the street
round the bend
Will your ideas
ever trend?
Oh, Twenty-something
feel the heat
Find an issue
get ahead
Got it sorted
like you said
You’re twenty-something
and so to bed
That’s how you are
or have to be
in a decadent city
at a time of greed
You can make believe
that it’s all you need
Sometimes it’s hard
day to day
2014–15. A young man trying to make it in millennial London. He’s got the beard, the smartphone, the start-up ideas, the narcissistic streak and he could have a girlfriend. But it’s still tough and one has to sympathise with him. I’ve restored the third verse, which we cut out of the recorded version because we thought the song was too long.