flashman s in the belfry shouting as loud as he can samson s up all night again talking about himself what a wonderful man and i m just wild about ronnie and ronnie s just wild about me i saw him selling winter coats on the portobello road i thought i bet he wishes he was really working for the nme when the gang came down here again and they re phoning up australia and they call each other names and they all just wanna look like richard hell and tom verlaine some of my best friends are trains now steven s in a sweat he just can t read kerouac books and robin s all excuses says he can t find much but he does look he goes up to the playfair he goes down with the stars he goes wild all the weekend in a girlfriend s car and he calls me from chelsea and he says it s such a thrill and though i don t believe a word but he keeps me talking til the gang come down here again and they re phoning up australia and they call each other names and they all just wanna look like richard hell and tom verlaine some of my best friends are trains and did you ever have one of those days where the world s wide open and you can do anything and you can go anywhere and you don t have to think about who you ll offend every time that you even blink i m going to the station where a big red train is waiting to take me to the country again then you ll come from yonkers but why should i care it ll rain and rain for days and days and you know i won t be there when the gang come down here again and they re phoning up australia and they call each other names and they all just wanna look like richard hell and tom verlaine some of my best friends yeah the gang come down here again and they re calling up australia and they re scaring all my friends and they all just wanna look like hell and verlaine some of my best friends are trains