[Verse 1]
Moving outside Topeka
Jeannie gonna buy 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 who's crushed cigarettes
Jeannie gonna find a keeper
Gonna find a keeper to treat her well

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
Mmm, little boy, go "coo, coo, coo, coo, coo"
Mmm, new clothes, new shoes
White linen and lavishly perfumed
Oh, you're gonna paint that apple blue

[Chorus]
But the world don't stop
Mmm, 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
[Outro]
But the world don't stop
Mmm, 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