I left school and hit the high street Had my youth in 6 weeks flat Top shop, doves and Glastonbury Learned to be a secretary If I can't have it, nobody can You follow the instructions It's all part of the plan When you start as you mean to go on Let's get married, let's have children Split up when we're 22 Cut our losses, screw our bosses Get out while we're still young If I can't have it, nobody can You follow the instructions It's all part of the plan When you start as you mean to go on Paradise often falls apart Home improvements for amusement Smash this place to smithereens Don't forget to pay the premiums Go abroad and leave the gas on If I can't have it, nobody can You follow the instructions It's all part of the plan When you start as you mean to go on When you start as you mean to go on When you start as you mean to go on