Be Somebody

You know there's no such thing as a free meal

And there ain't no future in British steel

No, the only thing that really makes us smile

Is a joke and a laugh, and a night on the tiles

No one ever gives you anything for free

Unless you start sleepin' with the BBC

Nigel got a job in the city

Works in a department store

Sloggin' his guts out all through the week

Lookin' forward to the weekend score

But tonight he's gonna be somebody

Dancin' his heart out with a local girl

She doesn't care whether he's got no money

There's more to life then they teach you at school

And tonight he's gonna reach somebody

Fallin' in love with a local girl

She doesn't care whether he's got no money

She knows he's got a heart of solid gold

Solid gold, solid gold

You know there's no such thing as a ticket to ride

Or satisfaction without sacrifice

The only thing that's really true about life

Is that the older you get, the more you compromise

No one's gonna hand it to you on a plate

You gotta give, give, give before you take, take ,take

Nigel got a job in the city

Works in a department store

Thought that his future was as good as sorted

But he's happy in his little world

But tonight he's gonna be somebody

Dancin' his heart out with a local girl

She doesn't care whether he's got no money

There's more to life then they teach you at school

And tonight he's gonna reach somebody

Fallin' in love with a local girl

She doesn't care whether he's got no money

She knows he's got a heart of solid gold

Solid gold, solid gold

Be somebody, be somebody

Be somebody, be somebody

Be somebody (Be somebody)

Be somebody (Be somebody)

Be somebody (Be somebody)

(Be somebody)

Solid gold, solid gold, solid gold