OK... Taxi! I met this girl in a Birmingham taxi I got it first, but she slipped in before me Just as I was telling her, hey this is mine She already told the cab driver where to go Me I always show respect for the ladies I sat back and let her have it her way So good lord sees me through darkness and light I tell you what I remembered from that night I'm hungry, do you fancy a little something to eat? I can't go on forever on Cognac and weed But she was already on the way down in the seat I tried to stop her, or maybe I didn't So there I was in a strange situation The chauffeur said I can drop you off at the station I said no man, no don't I tell you when to stop keep your eyes on the road You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK Two hours later, she was still at it The driver had to refill gasoline and sh** Baby baby, introduce yourself What's your name, girl? My name is Fred Fred? Fred, yeah Fred, a'what a'what did you say? Now that put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay Now that put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK So whatever kind of trouble you might get yourself into Just think of me that night and what I went through I thought it was Helen or Marie or whatever, giving me head Until I realised it was this dude called Fred ... Hello And that was a Birmingham Ho Hey, ho hey, ho hey And that was a Birmingham Ho Hey, ho hey, ho hey, ho hey Take it away now.. Hold on a minute, that's bullsh** You told me it was a microphone And you wanted me to sing in it I have a lot of friends and I do lots of things for them I don't think it's me, I think it's you that have a problem So zip up and try to be a gentleman I have feelings too and I don't need you to hurt them So zip up and try to be a gentleman So zip up and try to be a gentleman You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK And that was a Birmingham Ho Hey, ho hey, ho hey And was a Birmingham Ho Hey, ho hey, ho hey, ho hey...