Verso 1: I was born in a messed up century My favourite flavoured sweets are raspberry amphetamines I bought a car, Beretta, age sixteen I brush my teeth with bleach ‘cause I ain’t got time for cavities My daddy put a gun to my head Said if you kiss a boy, I'm gonna shoot you dead So I tied him up with gaffa tape and I locked him in a shed Then I went out to the garden and I fucked my best friend, 'cause my High hopes are getting low Because these people are so old The way they think about it all If I tried, I would never know My high hopes are getting low But I know I'll never be alone It's alright, we'll survive N.C. Cause parents ain't always right Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah Verso 2: N.C. Put a toaster in my bath, watch my mum and dad laugh See a thousand volts go through the son they wish they never had They told me casual affection leads to sexual infection But it's hard to get an erection when you're so used to rejection Yeah, the teacher fucked the preacher but then he had to leave her Had to wash away the sins of a male cheerleader Hi, nice to meet ya, got nothing to believe in N.C. So let me know when my breathing stops, cause my High hopes are getting low Because these people are so old The way they think about it all If I tried, I would never know My high hopes are getting low But I know I'll never be alone It's alright, we'll survive N.C. Cause parents ain't always right Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah Ponte: Tick tock, stop the clock Because I got the feeling that I'm gonna get shot Tick tock, stop the clock Because I got the feeling that I'm gonna get shot All my high hopes are getting low Because these people are so old The way they think about it all If I tried, I would never know My high hopes are getting low But I know I'll never be alone It's alright, we'll survive N.C. Cause parents ain't always right Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah Ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah, ay-ee ay-ee ay-ee-ah Ay-yah yah-yah yah-yah yah