And now... 



That shes older 

As the embers of romance 

Fade to mortgages and leccy bills 

Been comfortable and that 

Nobody told her 

That she'd ever reach the stage 

Where her husband bored her 

Or she lied about her age 



He's compromising 

At least he's got a job for life 

Get born, get school, get job, get car 

Pay tax and find a wife 

And on that note 

The end can't come too soon 

If you're not living on the edge 

You take up too much room 



I could've been a contender 

I could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Could've been me in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World 



At school he used to dream about 

Being Bruce Lee 

But the need for chops on the Manor top 

Aint all that great you see 

And so he gave up 

On his black belt and first Dan 

As near as he got to China 

Was a week in Camber sands 



I could've been a contender 

I could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Could've been me in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World 



I could've been a contender 

I could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Could've been me in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World 



It's boring it's boring 

It might put you to sleep 

As the same old routine repeating week after week 

And you work harder, work harder 

You're told that you must 

And you must earn a living 

You must earn a crust 



To be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 



I could've been a contender 

I could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Could've been me in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World 



I could've been a contender 

I could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Could've been me in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World