In nights of old they lie in the roads Off with their heads and always left opinion polls Going in announce of another state's off Try not to be obvious
Yeah, we plugged it in and we turned it on And we made it up as we went along And it always happens like that And it always happens like that So we made
How could we not notice it before? Well, you may as well have pinned it to my door Well, lately I'm oh so slowly coming around To the fact that this friend
Yesterday you lay awake on your bed And worked out you'd done everything that you said That you'd do before you got to this age The lord of the bored
Like a tomato in the rain I got that feeling again Like a greyhound in a race I've got a rabbit to chase Roll under me No one's going down You got the
Pick the one you like, love the one you're with You're going down the wrong road and it doesn't even matter A prize in every pack, take it from the top
So everything is average nowadays Everything is average nowadays But everyone would do it if they can When everything is going down the pan When everyone
We went to the youth club And we looked out of place I didn't know where to look So I looked at your face But you were a boxing champ And I was a weakling
I can prove anything I'll make you admit again and again That I can prove anything The way that it's read again and again And it's only 'cos you came
Follow the underdog Hold on its collar tag This city loves a scrap One day it's gonna bite Sticks and stones and animal bones Can't stop me from having
I'm just waiting for The man to come with all my things And I'm just waiting for Another man to take it all And it's not hard to tell That I learnt my
I remember nights out when we were young They weren't very good, they were rubbish Running round Highroyds isn't fun Just teenagers testing their courage
I won't be the one to disappoint you anymore And I know I've said all this and that you've heard it all before The trick is getting you to think that
There are many things that I would be proud of If I'd only invented them such as the wheel The washing machine and the tumble dryer On these inventions
Well, it starts as a joke like a stick in the spokes Or removing the bolt from the brakes Then the bicycle flips crushing ribs smashing hips And he broke
None of the buildings even look the same And underneath them all the shops have changed I don't pretend they're in a lot more pains Stocking much too
I can't do it any quicker I don't want it any slicker As far as the eye can see Is miles and miles of icy sea So try your best And think about it later
Girl and boy, everythin' in full swing Heads or tails, doesn't make a difference Beneath the glamor there was always gonna be Amateur dramatics, a lot