Born In The 50's Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Kyomara 

Cover art for Born In The 50's lyrics by Police, The

psssst! He's being sarcastic. The song isn't arrogant, it's self-effacing. "Weren't we so dumb and arrogant, we thought we knew better."

A question that has nagged me for years: what is a G.C.E.? Is it a British thing? And when did the king fall down the stairs?

@Kyomara I assume here "The King" is Elvis?