His glasses thick frames provide elegant ways to be seen Stole style from the backs of trendy london magazines He claims he reads books but a title's enough to sing proud With charms up his nose street bought eloquence knows no bounds He's a man about the town with carnabetian charm A dandyish liar's gut wrenching desire to please Will piss all his earnings on decadent yearnings for ease and whizz He's a man about the town with carnabetian charm Fade away youth for bright glamour's uncouth when you're old Find truth in damned beauty as cheap weekend duty grows cold Both wistful and wired our friendship expired quickly Your body's too vile to warrant a smile from me He's a man about the town with carnabetian charm