[Verse 1]
Well, the temptation is all too great
And now it's gone and it's all too late
I tried and I tried, I never applied
Any of the morals that I wish I had

[Verse 2]
You wait fifty whole weeks
Through all of your hides and all of your seeks
And when the time finally arrives
It dawns on me that your attention derives

[Pre-Chorus]
From the girlfriend that you left at home
Sitting in the living room all alone

[Chorus]
You hate the suntan
And you can't stand to be around the short-sleeved man
And the ugly girls who are singing too loud
And they fuckin' do my head in
You hate the tattoos
And you can't stand the skinheads
The onеs who cannot handle their booze
And thеy're making you scared to be proud
Are you scared to be proud?
Why on Earth are you scared to be proud?
Come and sing your heart out with me
[Verse 3]
But if you bide your time
And you stand there and you wait in line
It won't be long before her sarong
Is lying on your bathroom floor

[Pre-Chorus]
But what about the girlfriend that you left at home
Sitting in your living room all alone?

[Chorus]
You hate the suntan
And you can't stand to be around the short-sleeved man
And the glitzy girls who are singing too loud
They fuckin' do my head in
You hate the tattoos
And you can't stand the skinheads
The ones who can't handle their booze
And they're making you scared to be proud
Are you scared to be proud?
Why are you scared to be proud
When you're on cloud number nine?