The kids all hang around you in the coffee bar They treasure every word you say and you're a star 'Cause they're too dim to see you're just another hypocrite They echo everything you say as though it's holy writ
Yes, it's for sure They're nothing more
Than the parrots of Simple Street Repeating in parrot fashion what you say The parrots of Simple Street 'Cause they don't even know the time of day
The girls are all on offer and you take your pick You're just a con man who is on to every trick They see you as a poet, handsome sort of prophet too Don't realize the things you say and not the things you do
They bode each word That they have heard
All the the parrots of Simple Street Repeating in parrot fashion what you say The parrots of Simple Street 'Cause they don't even know the time of day
Be careful 'cause one day you'll wake up and you'll find Your so-called followers are leaving you behind You'll look ridiculous where one time you appeared sublime 'Cause you conned kid all the people no not all the time
But until then I'll say again
They're the parrots of Simple Street Repeating in parrot fashion what you say The parrots of Simple Street 'Cause they don't even know the time of day
The parrots of Simple Street The parrots of Simple Street The parrots of Simple Street