I'm A Happy-go-lucky Character. I'm Not That

I Don't Think People Need To Know What Colour Socks I'm Wearing Today; I Don't Think People Need To Know What Shower Gel I'm Using. There's Too Much Information In The World, And There's No Magic Or Mystery Anymore.

I Remember The 70s Constantly Being Winter In Manchester And The Irish Community In Manchester Closing Ranks Because Of The Ira Bombings In Birmingham And Manchester, And You Know The Bin-workers' Strike, All Wrapped Up In It... They Were Violent Times. Violence At Home And Violence At Football Matches.

Gold And Silver And Sunshine Is Rising Up.

My Kids Have Got To Work Themselves Around My Life, Not The Other Way. That's How Kids Become Brats, If You're There Staring At Them All The Time Going, 'are You Alright?'

Phil Collins Sold Five Times As Many Records As I Did. Does That Make Him Nearly As Influential As I Am? Nope.