The 90
Robbie Williams Lyrics

Picking up the story from where I left off, it's 1990 now so school can fuck off
Moving on from where I last talked about my life story chronologically, it's now 1990 and I no longer care about school.

I got no GCSEs, nothing higher than a D, I couldn't tell me mum because she'd batter me
I performed poorly in school and didn't achieve any qualifications higher than a D. I was too afraid to tell my mother because I knew she would be angry.

Me and Tate sat on the bowling green, life is a shitter, We had five quid between us and bought six cans of bitter
My friend Tate and I hung out at the bowling green, feeling down about life. We didn't have much money, but we bought enough cheap beer to make us feel better temporarily.

I took me ten Benson home and I smoked through the sorrow, If I could just avoid me mum maybe I'll tell her tomorrow
I bought ten Benson cigarettes and smoked my way through my sadness. I hoped to avoid my mother and tell her about my troubles later.

I stumbled through the door and said 'Mum, it's like this.' She said 'That man's been on the phone and you've made the list! You're in that boy band, son, come and giz a kiss!'
When I finally went home, I told my mother that 'it's like this'. She then told me that a man had called, telling me that I made it into a boy band. She was ecstatic and called me over to give me a kiss.

Phoned up Martin and Rich and carried on getting pissed, 'Boys I don't believe it, I'm gonna be famous! Pick you up in a Porsche and buy you lots of trainers.'
I immediately called my friends Martin and Rich and continued drinking. I couldn't believe that I was going to be famous and excitedly promised to pick them up in my Porsche and buy them new shoes.

I met the other guys, one seemed like a cock, I think it's gonna be like New Kids on The Block
I met the other members of the boy band, and one of them came off as arrogant. I had a feeling that our band was going to be similar to New Kids on The Block.

I cant be bothered, cause I'm lazy, I hate those that hate me, I cant forgive and it's crazy, baby, Now I'm a video star, Do you know who you are, baby?
I lack motivation and tend to be lazy, but I despise those who dislike me. I struggle with forgiving others, and my newfound fame as a video star has made me question my own identity.

(I only wanted to get down, I'm making trouble in this town, For the five of us)
I simply wanted to enjoy myself and have a good time, occasionally causing some chaos around my town with my friends.

I adopted four brothers, some I liked more than others, One was like a brother from another mother, But the lead singer made it hard to like him, But I still loved him, to spite him
I formed close bonds with four other members of the boy band, but I favored some more than others. One of them felt like a brother to me, but the lead singer's personality often made it difficult to like him. However, I still loved him, almost as a way of getting back at him.

The first three months, you know, I nearly quit, I played snooker with me dad he said 'Don't be a dick! Unload the bullets, your mind is a gun, You're gonna shoot yourself when they're number one!'
At the start of the band, I almost gave up within the first three months. However, my dad played snooker with me and reminded me not to be foolish. He told me to get rid of my negative thoughts, as they would only hurt me when we eventually hit the top of the charts.

Now it's dinner with Versace, lunch with Princess Diana, And I'm gonna get battered if I go out in my manor, Because as much as we were loved we were also hated, The boys got jealous cause the girls got plated
Now, I'm experiencing the high life, having dinners with famous people like Versace and Princess Diana. However, there's still trouble brewing back home as some people don't like our success. Some of my bandmates became envious of the female attention we received.

Now we're famous and that, and we're dancing and that, And I'm thinking 'I can sing, Why am I stood at the back?' So fuck the band give me Sambuca and gak, We're all a bag of nerves and not a band of brothers
Now that we're famous, we're performing and dancing on stage. I often questioned why I was placed towards the back, knowing I had more talent. I began to abuse alcohol and drugs, leading to everyone in the band becoming nervous around each other, not as close as we used to be.

And now it's breaking my heart because the dream's turned to shit, It ain't broke but I'll break it in a little bit, And I'm always in trouble but I've stopped saying sorry, Everybody's worried 'What the fuck's wrong with Robbie?'
Now, my heart is breaking because my dream of stardom has become a mess. Although it's still intact, I feel like destroying it. I was constantly getting into trouble and stopped apologizing for my actions. People around me began to worry and question what was going on with me.

He's not answering his phone, he's not talking to me, I saw him on the telly at Glastonbury.' And now I'm running away from everything that I've been, And I'm pissed and I'm fucked and I'm only nineteen
People around me grew even more concerned when I wouldn't answer my phone or talk to anyone. They then saw me on TV at Glastonbury, leading me to run away from everything I've known. I was drunk and high, barely an adult.

I can't conform no more, I can't perform no more, But the boys know I'm fucked and so they show me the door, And if truth be told I wasn't fit enough to stay, So I put my head down and walked away.
I could no longer adhere to the expectations placed upon me, as I couldn't adequately perform anymore. My bandmates could tell I was in a bad place and decided to let me go. I knew that I wasn't fit enough to continue, so I left quietly.

That was the 90s; 90 to 95
All of these events occurred within the timeframe of the 1990s, from 1990 to 1995.