Mary's sellin' flowers on a stall in EC1   Tonight she'll be out lookin' for some fun   Her mate, Gerry's in the basement, he hasn't got a home   But prides himself that he's got most things done      Meanwhile, I'm up on the roof   Waitin' for the sun to shine   I haven't got an excuse   So, I'll just keep my head down      David's in the city, he's just made a deal   And the boys they want to take his trousers down   So they buy some little pills which will make poor David ill   And they find themselves in some club downtown      Meanwhile, I got off the roof   'Cos the rain keeps pouring down   And I haven't got a clue   Why there's faith in all these clowns      This is the modern world   This is the modern world      Jim and Jane hit the grapevine 'cos they're lookin' for a party   A secret number knows where it can be found   So they pick up Pete and Sheila, then they head down the M40   But someone said they closed the country down      Meanwhile, I've locked myself in the kitchen   Waitin' for the storm to pass   And if there's too much damage   I think I'll get the fuck out fast      This is the modern world   This is the modern world   This is the modern world   This is the modern world   This is the modern world