expectations

Belle & Sebastian

Monday morning wake up knowing that youââ?¬â?¢ve got to go to school
Tell your mum what to expect, she says itââ?¬â?¢s right out of the blue
Do you went to work in debenhamââ?¬â?¢s, because thatââ?¬â?¢s what they expect
Start in lingerie, and doris is your supervisor

And the head said that you always were a queer one from the start
For careers you say you went to be remembered for your art
Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange
Making life-size models of the velvet underground in clay

In the queue for lunch they take the piss, youââ?¬â?¢ve got no appetite
And the rumour is you never go with boys and you are tight
So they jab you with a fork, you drop the tray and go berserk
While your cleaning up the mess the teacherââ?¬â?¢s looking up your skirt

Youââ?¬â?¢ve been used, youââ?¬â?¢re confused
Write a song, Iââ?¬â?¢ll sing along
Are you calm? settle down
Soon you will know that you are sane
Youââ?¬â?¢re on top of the world again

Monday morning wake up knowing that youââ?¬â?¢ve got to go to school
Mum said she had little choice when she was young, so why should you?
Do you went to work in c&a, ââ?¬â?¢cause thatââ?¬â?¢s what they expect
Move to ladieswear and take a feel off joe the storeman

Tell veronica the secrets of the boy you never kissed
Sheââ?¬â?¢s got everything to gain ââ?¬â?¢cause sheââ?¬â?¢s a fat girl with a lisp
She sticks up for you when you get aggravation from the snobs
ââ?¬â?¢cause you canââ?¬â?¢t afford a blazer and youââ?¬â?¢re always wearing clogs

At the interval you lock yourself away inside a room
Heed of english gets you, asks you, what the hell do you think youââ?¬â?¢re doing?
Do you think youââ?¬â?¢re better then the other kids? well get outside.
Youââ?¬â?¢ve got permission, but youââ?¬â?¢ve got to make the bastard think heââ?¬â?¢s right