Cutting Corners

London is grey
 But it's great in it's way
 If you're just barrelling 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 greys 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 grey 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