Heir Apparent Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kcsongbird 

Cover art for Heir Apparent lyrics by Morrissey

Suprised this song doesn't have any comments. I'm actually not very clear on the meaning. Some of it seems quite self-explanatory, but other bits don't. Who is the heir? Heir of what? A shyness that is criminally vulgar? I suppose essentially it's about someone, the heir, who is quite naive and is just beginning to realize what a terrible place the world is.