Pet Shop Boys — Being Boring Top of the Pops - 1990/11/29

[Verse 1: Neil Tennant] I came across a cache of old photos And invitations to teenage parties "Dress in white" one said, with quotations From someone's wife, a famous writer In the nineteen-twenties [Pre-Chorus: Neil Tennant] When you're young you find inspiration In anyone who's ever gone And opened up a closing door She said, "We were never feeling bored" [Chorus: Neil Tennant] 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we wеre never bеing boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end [Verse 2: Neil Tennant] When I went I left from the station With a haversack and some trepidation Someone said, "If you're not careful You'll have nothing left and nothing to care for In the nineteen-seventies" [Pre-Chorus: Neil Tennant] But I sat back and looking forward My shoes were high and I had scored I'd bolted through a closing door I would never find myself feeling bored [Chorus: Neil Tennant] 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend