Reverend And The Makers - Heavyweight Champion of the World lyrics

[Verse 1] Now that she's 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 [Verse 2] He's compromising At least he's got a job for life Get born, get schooled 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 [Chorus] I could've been a contender I could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race I'm feeling like a no-one Could've been me in papers The money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world [Verse 3] At school, he used to dream about being Bruce Lee But the need for chops In the 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 [Chorus] I could've been a contender I could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race I'm feeling like a no-one Could've been me in papers 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 I'm feeling like a no-one Could've been me in papers The money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world [Verse 4] It's boring, it's boring It might put you to sleep It's the same old routine Repeating week after week You work harder, work harder You're told that you must And you must earn a living And you must earn a crust [Bridge] And 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 [Chorus] I could've been a contender I could've been a someone Caught up in the rat race I'm feeling like a no-one Could've been me in papers 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 I'm feeling like a no-one Could've been me in papers The money and the girls I could've been the heavyweight champion of the world