Lyrics:

[Intro]
Oh, in the '80s
They weren't the gayties
They were the straighties
Oh, in the 1980s

[Verse 1]
It's a new taboo
What am I gonna do?
Is it a shock that I rock
And think the way I do?
No one came out
Nobody was ever going to shout
'Homosexuality is what I'm all about'

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, in the '80s
They weren't the gayties
They were the straighties
Oh, in the 1980s

[Chorus]
Gay in the '80s
It's like coming out in 1984
Being gay in the 1980s
But more

[Verse 2]
Is it so wrong
For me to carry on?
Can I still do what I do
And put it in a song?
Is it okay
If I walk this way?
Or will the little things I do
Give the game away?

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, in the '80s
They weren't the gayties
They were the straighties
Oh, in the 1980s

[Chorus]
Gay in the '80s
It's like coming out in 1984
Being gay in the 1980s
But more

[Solo]

Coming out in 1984
But more

[Chorus]
Gay in the '80s
It's like coming out in 1984
Being gay in the 1980s
But more
Gay in the '80s (They weren't the gayties)
It's like coming out in 1984 (They were the straighties)
Being gay in the 1980s (They weren't the gayties)
But more
Get down!