I Remember Once Lyrics - Gilbert Osullivan

I remember once as a boy of nine 

My sister eating glass 

Though she thought it strange 

For a glucose fruit 

She enjoyed the taste it had 

Having lived with you over seven years 

It's amazing looking back 

At the time our parents were of the view 

Outside marriage it would never last 

Now my parents they were 

Divorced last year 

And yours are separating soon 

If they'd spent less time picking holes in us 

Maybe they might not have been doomed 

I remember once, as a child at school 

My teacher calling me 

And it, wasn't `Raymond, step forward please` 

It was `O'Sullivan, come here' 

Now at school they teach you to be polite 

But as far as I am concerned 

If the ones who teach you 

Don't know themselves 

How on earth are we supposed to learn 

You might remember, just a few years back 

Man's first footprints on the moon 

Who'd have thought that after 

Such a giant step 

It would mean so little so soon 

Mean so little so soon 

If you go outside for a breath or air 

And you start by breathing in 

When you feel it's done you a power of good 

It could have done more damage than you'd think 

For the air we breath may be all that's ours 

But you mustn't be fooled by space 

At the rate we're going we'll all be dead 

Breathing in our very own waste 

Its amazing really, let me explain 

But the thought of ending up dust 

Is a clear reminder to those who feel 

They're superior to us, superior to us