Helen Love

Calm Down Dad

Disco: Calm Down Dad [2009]
Autor: Helen Love © Elefant Publishing

She’s been going steady with a boy called Eddie 

Staying out late every night

Her dad’s going mad and her mother is sad

‘Cos they can’t sleep at all ‘cos they’re uptight

Says she likes to dance to MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

She’ll be dressed in black from head to toe

Standing by the fire she looks like a Vampire

Says Uncle Stan to her Aunty Flo

 

Calm Down Dad

I’m growing up real fast

I know what I’m doing I’m a teenager in love

Calm Down Dad

Nothing ever lasts

I don’t care what you’ve been told

I’m still young and you’re still old

And The Clash were 30 years ago

 

She believes the NME and everything they write

They say London’s the place to be

She’s gonna get a flat by STEVE LAMACQ

With holes in her settee

She said her boyfriend Eddie knows people off the telly

And they wanna talk to me

So see me in a nice frock on NEVERMIND THE BUZZCOCKS

I’m gonna be on TV

 

Calm Down Dad

I’m growing up real fast

I know what I’m doing I’m a teenager in love

Calm Down Dad

Nothing ever lasts

I don’t care what you’ve been told

I’m still young and you’re still old

And The Clash were 30 years ago

 

Gonna sing like Kate Nash

In a cockney accent

Even though she talks posh

‘Cos I know where it’s at

 

There’s nothing better in life than a snakebite

And a kebab with chilli sauce

And I’m not gonna work cos work is for jerks

I’m a punk-rock girl with electric force

And I’ll travel round the world on a ten pound note

On a silver black phantom bike

And I’ll sleep with a boy and I’ll sleep with a girl

And I’ll decide which one I like

 

Calm Down Dad

I’m growing up real fast

I know what I’m doing I’m a teenager in love

Calm Down Dad

Nothing ever lasts

I don’t care what you’ve been told

I’m still young and you’re still old

And The Clash were 30 years ago