a boy like me is told
he is both nine and ninety
and a boy like me
should shut those books
join the army
and a boy like me
would never be seen
fighting for peace
i want total chaos
and a holiday home in the east

and a boy like me
should know much better than
to raise his flag in stormy weather
i just can't get enough electric shocks
i wanna buy a lighthouse
and ride a giraffe on the rocks

i don't give up

i want two dogs
two cats
a big kitchen
and a welcome mat

i want all this
and all i shall have
oh no, i don't give up

a boy like me
don't ever give up
give up his dream
no