Embarrassing Kid - Van Der Graaf Generator

Embarrassing kid looks into the mirror

And grins like an idiot at his own face

For as long he lives he will not be delivered

From the stuff that he did, from his teenage mistakes

I can barely believe it

How I went and let the old school down

Yeah, whatever can I have been thinking of?

Embarrassing kid, I squirm at the memory

Try to bang down the lid on the can of worms

It remains pretty strange and uncomfortable territory

Where my secrets are hidden, however absurd

I can hardly conceal it

How my ashen face got drained of blood

Yeah, everybody can have a damn good laugh

Embarrassing kid, you don’t know the half of it

But I’d stake a few quid you’ve got gaffes of your own

Take a look at yourself and you might have to laugh a bit…

But the teeth that you grit, well at least they’re your own

And yes at the end of the day

We get what we’ve given away

You bet: our eternal embarrassment