As merry as the days were long

I am right and you were long

back at the old grey school

I would win and you would lose

But you've got everything now

you've got everything now

and what a terrible mess I've made of my life

oh what a mess I've made of my life

No, I've never had a job

because I've never wanted one

I've seen you smile

but I've never really heard you laugh

so who is rich and who is poor?

I cannot say...

You are your Mother's only son

and you're a desperate one

but I don't want a lover

I just want to be seen

in the back of your car

A friendship sadly lost?

well, this is true

and yet, it's false

but did I ever tell you, by the way

I never did like your face

But you've got everything now

you've got everything now

and what a terrible mess I've made of my life

oh what a mess I've made of my life

No, I've never had a job

because I'm too shy

I've seen you smile

but I've never really heard you laugh

so who is rich and who is poor?

I cannot say...

You are your Mother's only son

and you're a desperate one

but I don't want a lover

I just want to be tied

to the back of your car

to the back of your car

to the back of your car

to the back of your car