Edwyn Collins - It's a Steal lyrics

The first two chords I chanced upon Became the bedrock of this song Don't ask me where it all went wrong That's for you to sit and ponder upon Sometimes I'm thinking to myself Should have left my dreams upon the shelf I don't want to reveal too much about how I feel It's a steal I built my dreams on a bed o nails When the twilight fails I'll fall off the rails I might end up on that railside verge Where my conscience merged with a Celtic dirge When the black cap sings at the crack of dawn I'll be so far gone he won't hear me yawn It's not as if my boots are down at heel It's a steal Ho hum I might be dumb But I can't compete with you old chum I can't compete so I won't compete 'Cause I'm never gracious in defeat Sometimes I'm thinking to myself It's down to me and no one else And then I fall to earth and I get real It's a steal Ninety-nine new pence is fine But I draw the line at the one pound sign I draw a line that I dare not cross Where a rich man's gain is poor man's loss Where the outlaw gang in Lincoln green Work undercover for the Queen But it's just a yarn it's not as if it's real It's a steal Sometimes I'm thinking to myself Should have left my dreams upon the shelf (Tell me what you really want)