[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [00:10.71]And now... That shes older [00:12.87]As the embers of romance [00:14.44]Fade to mortgages and leccy bills [00:16.06]Been comfortable and that [00:17.98]Nobody told her [00:20.17]That she'd ever reach the stage [00:22.02]Where her husband bored her [00:23.53]Or she lied about her age [00:26.40] [00:32.39]He's compromising [00:34.03]At least he's got a job for life [00:36.13]Get born,get school, get job, get car [00:38.52]Pay tax and find a wife [00:39.09]And on that note [00:40.96]The end can't come too soon [00:42.71]If you're not living on the edge [00:44.47]You take up too much room [00:47.51]I could've been a contender [00:49.58]I could've been a someone [00:51.45]Caught up in the rat race [00:52.04]And feeling like a no-one [00:54.00]They put me in the papers [00:56.31]With the money and the girls [00:57.90]I could've been The Heavyweight [01:00.07]Champion of the World [01:01.61] [01:08.80]At school he used to dream about [01:10.61]Being Bruce Lee [01:12.33]But the need for chops [01:13.54]on the Manor top [01:14.35]Aint all that great you see [01:16.03]And so he gave up [01:17.88]On his black belt and first Dan [01:19.13]As near as he got to China [01:21.50]Was a week in Camber sands [01:22.50]I could've been a contender [01:24.49]could've been a someone [01:26.98]Caught up in the rat race [01:28.77]And feeling like a no-one [01:30.64]they put me in the papers [01:32.42]With the money and the girls [01:34.26]I could've been The Heavyweight [01:36.07]Champion of the World [01:37.00]I could've been a contender [01:39.65]could've been a someone [01:41.45]Caught up in the rat race [01:43.26]And feeling like a no-one [01:45.09]they put me in the papers [01:46.90]With the money and the girls [01:48.00]I could've been The Heavyweight [01:49.73]Champion of the World [01:51.21] [02:06.52]It's boring it's boring [02:07.50]It might put you to sleep [02:10.48]As the same old routine [02:12.50]repeating week after week [02:13.88]And you work harder,work harder [02:15.89]You're told that you must [02:17.74]And you must earn a living [02:19.27]You must earn a crust [02:20.79]To be like everybody else [02:22.60]Be like everybody else [02:24.39]Be like everybody else [02:26.08]Just be like everybody else [02:28.02]Be like everybody else [02:29.74]Just be like everybody else [02:31.57]Be like everybody else [02:33.32]Just be like everybody else [02:35.26]Be like everybody else [02:37.21]Just be like everybody else [02:39.15]Be like everybody else [02:40.90]Just be like everybody else [02:42.78]Be like everybody else [02:44.43]Just be like everybody else [02:46.38]Be like everybody else [02:48.16]Just be like everybody else [02:49.76]I could've been a contender [02:51.79]I could've been a someone [02:53.60]Caught up in the rat race [02:55.45]And feeling like a no-one [02:57.27]They put me in the papers [02:59.04]With the money and the girls [03:00.89]I could've been The Heavyweight [03:02.65]Champion of the World [03:04.23]I could've been a contender [03:06.28]I could've been a someone [03:08.09]Caught up in the rat race [03:09.89]And feeling like a no-one [03:11.71]they put me in the papers [03:13.47]With the money and the girls [03:15.34]I could've been The Heavyweight [03:16.95]Champion of the World