Nan You're A Window Shopper
Lily Allen Lyrics

The bottom feels so much better than the top!
Lily's comment on preferring the bottom has nothing to do with sex, instead, it refers to how her grandmother prefers to live a modest life rather than the flashy one at the top.

Nan you're a window shopper Taking a look but you never buy
This line is saying that her grandmother only looks at things but never buys them, kind of like window shopping.

Nan you're a window shopper You won't pick it up if it's over a fiver
If the price goes above five pounds, Lily's grandmother won't buy it.

Nan you're a window shopper Get on the bus 'cause you still can't drive
Lily's grandmother can't drive so she takes the bus to get around.

Nan you're a window shopper Mad as fuck, only just alive
This line is pointing out that Lily's grandma is crazy and barely has any life left.

You get up in the morning and you like your tea milky
Lily's grandmother likes her tea with milk.

You fumble for your glasses 'cause without 'em you can't see
When Lily's grandmother wakes up, she struggles to find her glasses because she can't see without them.

It's funny how I come around your house and I'm twenty And I still have to wear all the presents you sent me
Even though Lily is now in her twenties, her grandmother still insists that she wears the clothes she got from her as presents.

I walk into your kitchen everything's got a label
The kitchen is so organized that everything has a label on it.

You've done your Christmas shopping and we're only in April
Lily's grandmother is always prepared and has done her Christmas shopping months in advance.

And you won't leave your house unless you're wearing your thermals
Lily's grandmother doesn't like to leave the house without wearing thermals.

You're covered all in cat hair and you're stinking like Strepsils
Lily's grandmother is covered in cat hair and smells like Strepsils.

You're headed down the bowls club, have another orange squash Balls are rollin', rollin', rollin'
Lily's grandmother is heading to the bowls club where she will enjoy a drink with friends and watch the game of bowls being played.

You can't walk right 'cause things aren't what they were Your ankles are swollen, swollen, swollen
Lily's grandmother's ankles are swollen and she can no longer walk as well as she used to.

Walking down the post office to pick up your pension And then you're off to bingo, it's become an obsession
Lily's grandmother goes to the post office to pick up her pension and then heads to Bingo, which has become an obsession of hers.

So wary of the kids when they're wearing their hoods up And even if they smile at you you think it's a stick up
Lily's grandmother is wary of young people when they wear hoods and even if they smile, she thinks they are trying to rob her.

You only buy the paper just to cut out the coupons You're saving 50p but what do you want with tampons
Lily's grandmother only buys the newspaper to save 50p using the coupons, even though she has no use for tampons.

You're always at the doctor picking up your prescription And they throw in some KY just to ease up the friction
Lily's grandmother is frequently at the doctor's office picking up prescriptions, and they give her KY jelly to help with her discomfort.

You've got a leak in your colostomy bag Yeah, it's got a hole in, hole in, hole in
Lily's grandmother's colostomy bag has a hole in it, causing it to leak.

On the weekend you're shopping with your trolley It's sad how you're rollin', rollin', rollin'
On the weekends, Lily's grandmother shops with her trolley and it's sad to see her struggling like that.