Misunderstood

NIGEL / (ENSEMBLE)

On a Friday night

I get out my punk rock outfit

And I'll wear a tie (Yes he wears his ties)

So the girls will talk about it

Tonight's the night I'm gonna score! (He's gonna score tonight woo)

When they see this gangster hit the floor

But my mum says "Oy you brat, no way. Are you going out like that?"

But Mum doesn't understand where fashion's at

I'm just a bit

Misunderstood

I'm just a bit

Misunderstood

'Cause when you're a spotty and pubescent

Teenage adolescent

Lost in childhood

You're misunderstood

Shave your upper lip

ADRIAN MOLE

Oh Nigel no

NIGEL / (ENSEMBLE)

And you've got to pop that pimple (Tragedy!)

And to look real hip

ADRIAN MOLE

What do I have to do?

NIGEL

Got to pout your sexy dimple

CLASSMATE

Come and get a whiff of my BO

ENSEMBLE

He needs deodorant!

PANDORA / (ENSEMBLE)

I hope I don't start my menstrual flow

Oh no! (No no no no no no no no)

ENSEMBLE

But my mum says "Oy you brat, no way. Are you going out like that?"

But Mum doesn't understand where fashion's at

ALL

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

'Cause when you're a spotty and pubescent

Teenage adolescent

Lost in childhood

You're doing the things you never should

'Cause you're misunderstood

NIGEL

Here, A.D., look what I've got

ADRIAN MOLE

Big and Bouncy

NIGEL

Yeah. It's all about biology and that

ADRIAN MOLE

I'm not interested in nudity. I read D.H. Lawrence

NIGEL

Well, I'm running it with Pandora, mate. In fact, I think I'm gonna [?]. Yeah. Girls love a bit of danger

ADRIAN MOLE

It's so hard looking cool

I'm the saddest kid in school

And I haven't got the moves

Nigel's brave

He's strong

Knows the words to every song

And he gets all the funky grooves

But I never dance

So I'll never get the chance

Yes, it's Nigel she will choose

ENSEMBLE

Nigel! Nigel! Nigel! Nigel!

ADRIAN MOLE

But no

A.D. don't be such a brat

You can and you will go out like that

And dance

Like the proletariat

Not like that that

ALL

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

'Cause when you're a spotty and pubescent

Teenage adolescent

Lost in childhood

You're doing the things you never should

'Cause you're misunderstood

ADRIAN MOLE

Hi, Pandora

PANDORA

Oh, hi, Adrian. Nice outfit

ADRIAN MOLE

Thanks

ENSEMBLE

You're just misunderstood

ADRIAN MOLE

You know your eyes look just like our dog's

PANDORA

What kind of dog?

ADRIAN MOLE

A mongrel

PANDORA

Oh

ADRIAN MOLE

I've been reading War and Peace

PANDORA

I read that by the pool in Greece

ADRIAN MOLE

'Cause I'm an intellectual

In case you didn't know

PANDORA

Oh

ADRIAN MOLE

So could I maybe dance with you

NIGEL

So long as I get my turn too

PANDORA

You'll both get a twirl

ENSEMBLE

Just look at that girl!

PANDORA

What's that in your hand

ENSEMBLE

What's that in his hand

PANDORA

Why do you have Big and Bouncy

ADRIAN MOLE

It's not mine

PANDORA

I don't understand

ENSEMBLE

She don't understand

PANDORA

Your behavior quite astounds me

This is so offensive and obscene

Disrespecting women

PANDORA / ENSEMBLE

You're 13

PANDORA

But you're still an adolescent boy

ENSEMBLE

He's an adolescent boy

A horny little bugger and a perv

ADRIAN MOLE

No, you've misunderstood

ENSEMBLE

It's a porno mag

ADRIAN MOLE

I think you've misunderstood

ENSEMBLE

Naked lady rag

ADRIAN MOLE

Nigel gave it to me

So the teachers would see

And just mess up my chance to dance with you

'Cause he knows that it's all I want to do

And it's only 'cause Nigel likes you too

TEACHER

Mole!

PANDORA

Is all this really true?

ADRIAN MOLE

I promise you it is!

TEACHER

You're spotty and you're awkward

You wear your trousers tight

You think you're John Travolta

And you want to hump all night

But what you've never realised

Is childhood's a drag

So stop these little mating calls

Go back to playing tag

WOMEN / (MEN)

Back to playing tag (But my mum says "Oy you brat, no way.")

TEACHER

You've been a little sad

WOMEN / (MEN)

Childhood's a drag ("Are you going out like that?")

TEACHER

It's terrible to brag

WOMEN / (MEN)

Back to playing tag (But Mum doesn't know [?])

TEACHER

Just go and smoke a fag

MAN

I'm not a Big and Bouncy man

WOMEN / MEN

I'm not a Big and Bouncy man

ALL

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

'Cause when you're a spotty and pubescent

Teenage adolescent

Lost in childhood

You're just a bit

Misunderstood

You're just a bit

Misunderstood

'Cause when you're a spotty and pubescent

Teenage adolescent

Lost in childhood

You're doing the things you never should

Go go, baby go

We want you to know

We're just a bit

Misunderstood

ADRIAN MOLE

Yeah!