London is gray but it's great in it's way   If you're just barreling through   You find a first class boiler   And she boils your cares away      Well, life is a gas but the laughs never last   So you add a handful of blues   Now, that's a first class ticket if you wanna get away   'Cos if you hang around the grays and browns   They'll just bring you down      Well, it's a useless rap you got to cut the crap   Go directly to the things that matter to you   Have to cut corners or fade away, have to cut corners or fade away   Going through channels in ties and gray flannels      Just slows everything down   And when I want a thing, I want it right away   Going straight for the heart, tears your wardrobe apart   But it wears the other guy down   I may look a mess but I'm dressed to get my way