In a word it's a dream The way it's always been And we're not giving it back No they're not taking it back No consequences in dead presidents Or pictures of the queen The way it's always been What can the matter be? We're in love with everything It's knowing quite where to begin And I don't think things look that grim 'Cos we've never had it so In love with everything It's knowing quite where to begin No I don't think things look that grim, 'Cos we've never had it so good. Where money's God and ours is not We'll suffer sanity And we're not taking it back No they're not giving it back. Our good is lame, their bad is fame It's just a circle game. That's regularity, what can the matter be? Oh it's swell, it's swell.