Now that she's older 

And the embers of romance 

Fade to mortgages and leccy bills 

Being 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 

They put 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 in Manor Top 

Ain't 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 

Could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Appearing in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World 



I could've been a wanker 

A Dirty rotten banker  

but that mole on his face

destroyed the human race 



sleeping with gay guys

With tight shorts and big thighs 

I could've been The Heavyweight Gay Man of the World



It might be boring it's boring 

It might put you to sleep 

The same old routine repeating week after week 

And you work harder, work harder 

Cos you're told that you must 

And you must earn a living 

And you must earn a crust 



And be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 

Just be like everybody else 



I could've been a contender 

Could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Appearing 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 

Could've been a someone 

Caught up in the rat race 

And feeling like a no-one 

Appearing in the papers 

With the money and the girls 

I could've been The Heavyweight Champion of the World