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And now... |
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That shes older |
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In the embers of romance |
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Pay two mortgages and leccy bills |
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Been comfortable and that |
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Nobody told her |
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That she'd ever reach the stage |
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Where her husband bores or her |
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Or she lies about her age |
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He's compromising |
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At least he's got a job for life |
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Get born, get school, get job, get car |
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Pay tax and find a wife |
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And on that note |
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The end can't come too soon |
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If you're not living on the edge |
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You take up too much room |
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I could've been a contender |
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Could've been a someone |
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Caught up in the rat race |
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And feeling like a no-one |
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Appearing in the papers |
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With the money and the girls |
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I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World |
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At school he used to dream about |
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Being Bruce Lee |
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But the need for chops in the Manor top |
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Aint all that great you see |
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And so he gave up |
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On his black belt and first Dan |
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As near as he got to China |
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Was a week in Camber sands |
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I could've been a contender |
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Could've been a someone |
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Caught up in the rat race |
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And feeling like a no-one |
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Appearing in the papers |
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With the money and the girls |
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I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World |
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It might be boring so boring |
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It might put you to sleep |
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The same old routine repeats week after week |
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And you work harder, work harder |
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Cos you're told that you must |
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And you must earn a living |
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And you must earn a crust |
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...like everybody else |
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Just be like everybody else |
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Just be like everybody else |
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Be like everybody else |
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Be like everybody else |
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Just be like everybody else |
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Just be like everybody else |
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Just be like everybody else |
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I could've been a contender |
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Could've been a someone |
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Caught up in the rat race |
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And feeling like a no-one |
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Appearing in the papers |
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With the money and the girls |
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I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World |
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I could've been a contender |
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Could've been a someone |
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Caught up in the rat race |
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And feeling like a no-one |
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Appearing in the papers |
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With the money and the girls |
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I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World |
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Be like everybody else |
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Just be like everybody else ..... (Repeat till End) |
