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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Vocals
Norman Watt-Roy
Norman Watt-Roy
Bass
John Turnbull
John Turnbull
Guitar
Hugh Charles
Hugh Charles
Drums
The Blockheads
The Blockheads
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mick Gallagher
Mick Gallagher
Songwriter
Ian Robin Dury
Ian Robin Dury
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Wernham
Richard Wernham
Recording Engineer
Ian Horne
Ian Horne
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

I'm Charley, you know I'm Norman pleased to meet you I'm Mickey, hello Wilko I'm Johnny, how are you doing? All reet? Champion My name is David And I'm Ian and guess what? Oi! I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late I wanna confirm, I wanna conform I wanna be safe and I wanna be snug and I wanna be warm I want to be straight, I want to be straight I wanna create a place of my own in the welfare state Brr, gonna be good, brr, gonna be kind It might be a wrench but think of the stench I'm leaving behind I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight Come out of the cold and do what I'm told and don't deviate I wanna give, I wanna give, I wanna give my consent I'm learning to hate all the things that were great when I used to be bent! Could be that straightness Dum dum dilley Might lead to greatness Dur yuh dum der Owing to lateness My chance has only just arrived, ha Ow! Straight, straight, straight, straight Straight, straight, straight, straight Straight, straight, straight, straight, straight I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late I know that you're right, I know I was wrong So thanks very much, please keep in touch, I'll be running along I wanna be straight I wanna be straight I wanna be straight I wanna be straight (straight, straight) I wanna be straight (straight, that would be great)
Writer(s): Ian Robins Dury, Michael William Gallagher Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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