Moving outside Topeka
Jeannie gonna buy her a big house there
Split level, a cul-de-sac
Jeannie gonna get her some big hair, yeah
Gonna find a father figure
Cushy cushy, a deadbeat dad, his crush cigarettes
Jeannie gonna find a keeper
Gonna find a keeper to treat her well

But the world don't stop
Even when you're living in colour
No, the world don't stop
Time is only gonna pass you by
Now you're in real life

MM, little boy, go 'coo coo coo coo coo'
MM, new clothes, new sho-o-o-o-oes
White linen and lavishly perfumed
Oh, you're gonna paint that apple blue

But the world don't stop
MM, even when you're living in colour
No, the world don't stop
Time is only gonna pass you by
Now you're in real life, now you're in real life
Now you're in real life, now you're in real life

But the world don't stop
MM, even when you're living in colour
No, the world don't stop
Time is only gonna pass you by
But the world don't stop
No, the world don't stop
Time is only gonna pass you by
Now you're in real life, now you're in real life
Now you're in real life, now you're in real life
Now you're in real life, now you're in real life