I was high on a Molotov of cocktails

I was low on a hundred things

I was wrong to put my money where my mouth was

I was right about the whales and the dolphins

Whales and dolphins, whales and dolphins, yeah

And I don't mind preserving time at all

I was blue about the people in the power

I was green that's my excuse

I was yellow when they said to fight the reds

'Cos I knew I'd be beaten black and blue

Black and blue, battered and bruised, yeah

Hold the line, just give it some time then (call)...

"Cor", what I like and what I hate about perseverance

Ooh, what I'd give and what I'd take for perseverance

I was round and about in the area

I was wearing my suit and tie

I was lost in the Bermuda triangle

It all went pear-shaped, twisted and twined

Twisted and twined, twisted and twined, yeah

And I don't mind preserving time at all

Hold the line, just give it some time then (call)...

"Cor", what I like and what I hate about perseverance

Ooh, what I'd give and what I'd take for perseverance

I was lost on the road to nowhere

I was a guest on a runaway train

I was happy 'cos I knew I was innocent

They were glad to let me take the blame

Taking the blame, taking the blame, taking the blame

It's always the same 'cos

I... what I like and what I hate about perseverance

Ooh, what I'd give and what I'd take for perseverance

I haven't time, I haven't space for perseverance

'Cos I swap and change just when I like to keep up appearance