Idiot Child Lyrics in English Madness
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Idiot Child by Madness from French to English.
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Although he had a past history
Although he had a past history
The mischief has soon passed
The mischief has soon passed
A spunky little kid from North West Five
A spunky little kid from North West Five
Longed for the mystery to last
Longed for the mystery to last
Free as the wind
Free as the wind
Wild as a march hare
Wild as a march hare
With so much to learn
With so much to learn
Careful that you don't get burned
Careful that you don't get burned
The boy who wouldn't grow up
The boy who wouldn't grow up
Chasing his own tail
Chasing his own tail
The boy who couldn't grow up
The boy who couldn't grow up
An outing on bail
An outing on lease
idiot child
idiot child
Clutching to life
Clutching to life
Always made to grow up
Always made to grow up
Always told to shut up
Always told to shut up
Idiot child
Idiot child
Clutching to life
Clutching to life
Always destined to fail
Always destined to fail
Always ending up in jail
Always ending up in jail
Lo and behold the gherkin men with their military stance did shout
Lo and behold the gherkin men with their military stance did shout
Mark my words Mrs Hutchinson
Mark my words Mrs Hutchinson
We'll sort this laddie out
We'll take this lady out
The parent teachers association secretly fixed a date
The parent teachers association secretly fixed a date
A giant swoop is authorised to sign and seal his fate
A giant swoop is authorized to sign and seal his fate
sent away for a year and a day
feels away for a year and a day
He was taken so orderly
He was taken so orderly
And drilled into his delicate shell
And drilled into his delicate shell
To behave, normally
To behave normally
idiot child
idiot child
Clutching to life
Clutching to life
The boy who never grew up
The boy who never grew up
Always told to shut up
Always told to shut up
Idiot child
Idiot child
Clutching onto life
Clutching onto life
Always destined to fail
Always destined to fail
Always ending up in jail
Always ending up in jail
Some things are so predictable ain't they
Some things are so predictable ain't they
Some things just never change, look around
Some things just never change, look around
Most animals, are trained at an early age
Most animals, are trained at an early age
But some of us just never lay down
But some of us just never lay down
Idiot child
Idiot child
Just clutching to life
Just clutching to life
The boy who never grew up
The boy who never grew up
Always made to shut up
Always made to shut up
Idiot child
Idiot child
Clutching to life
Clutching to life
Always destined to fail
Always destined to fail
Always ending up in jail
Always ending up in jail
Idiot child
Idiot child
Clutching to life
Clutching to life
The boy who never grew up
The boy who never grew up
Always told to shut up
Always told to shut up
Idiot child
Idiot child
Clutching onto life
Clutching onto life
Always destined to fail
Always destined to fail
Always ending up in jail
Always ending up in jail
Always destined to fail
Always destined to fail
Always winding up in jail
Always winding up in jail
Always ending up in jail
Always ending up in jail
Always destined to fail
Always destined to fail
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