Cutting Corners

London is gray but it's great in it's way
If you're just barreling through
You find a first class boiler
And she boils your cares awayWell, 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 grays and browns
They'll just bring you downWell, 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 gray flannelsJust 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