It's in the order of their hedgerows 

It's in the way their curtains open and close 

It's in the look they give you down their nose 

All part of decency's jigsaw I suppose 



Heard the neighbor slam his car door 

Don't he realize this is respectable street 

What d'you think he bought that car for 

Cause he realize this is respectable street 



Now they talk about abortion 

In cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters 

As they speak of contraception 

And immaculate receptions on their portable 

Sony entertainment centers. 



Now she speaks about diseases 

And which sex position pleases best her old man 

Avon lady fills the creases 

When she manages to squeeze in past the caravans 

That never move from their front gardens. 



It's in the order of their hedgerows 

It's in the way their curtains open and close 

It's in the look they give you down their nose 

All part of decency's jigsaw I suppose 

Sunday church and they look fetching 

Saturday night saw him retching over our fence 

Bang the wall for me to turn down 

I can see them with their stern frown 

As they dispense the kind of look that says 

They're perfect.