So Everything is average nowadays Everything is average nowadays When everyone would do it if they can And everything is going down the pan And everyone is following the craze Of everything is average now You say it's getting better But I don't really see the signs You say that it's too different You thought it would be suicide There's not much to believe in Left up on the shelf So get your coat we're leaving We'll just do something else Everything is average nowadays Everything is average nowadays When everything is of no consequence 'Cos everyone is sitting on the fence And everything will always stay the same 'Cos everything is average now You say we didn't need it So threw away the book of rules They thought that we should read it I wouldn't even know how to There's not much to believe in Left up on the shelf So get your coat we're leaving We'll just do something else All I need is a ball and a wall Or a sledge and a hill In heavy weather All I need is a ball and a wall Or a sledge and a hill In heavy weather There's not much to believe in Left up on the shelf So get your coat we're leaving We'll just do something else Everything is average nowadays Everything is average nowadays When everyone would do it if they can And everything is going down the pan And everyone is following the craze Of everything is average now