Likely Lads

What You Waiting For
Verse 1:
Everybody seems to think the same,
They’ve resigned to the fact that their lives are plain,
And that’s the way that it’s gonna remain,
They’re watching all their aspirations running down the drain,
But sooner or later something’s got to give,
Too busy planning for the future you forgot to live,
Fair enough if you’re happy working 9 to 5,
But wouldn’t you like to see the sun outside?
I’d rather have a go even if it goes wrong,
All is not lost I’m just back at square one,
I’d rather have a go even if it goes wrong,
All is not lost I’m just back at square one,

Chorus:
I’m sick of pessemists,
Knocking down my door,
They tell me where they’re going,
I say what you waiting for? X2

Verse 2:
What was once a blue sky’s now a shade of grey,
I always feel like half the man I was yesterday,
I’m only happy with a pint in my hand,
But I’m not worried because I’ve got a plan,
Gonna have it til the end gonna chase this dream,
Gonna prize myself away from the T.V screen,
Fair enough if you’re happy working 9 to 5,
But wouldn’t you like to see the sun outside?
I’d rather have a go even if it goes wrong,
All is not lost I’m just back at square one,
I’d rather have a go even if it goes wrong,
All is not lost I’m just back at square one

Observations
Verse 1:
They tell us, you’ve got no chance of doing that,
You’ll end up like the rest in a one-bedroomed flat,
Ambitions are for fools, well I’m not sure about that,
Before we start the race, they say we’re gonna finish last,

Bridge:
And how I’d love to see their face,
When they find out they were wrong,
Because who are they to tell us,
Just where we belong?

Chorus:
I don’t have the time to listen to your observations,
I can’t wait around because I just do not have the patience,
There’s a world out there and it’s set up for me to see,
And I’m not content with seeing it on the T.V,

Verse 2:
You’re deluded little boys, your head is in the clouds,
You say you’re making lots of noise,
I tell them wait and see, and if our dreams crash and burn,
It wasn’t meant to be and it’s just someone elses turn,

Big Dreams
Chorus:
Big dreams in a little city,
Talk of a town where the sky looks pretty,
Life feels good like a summers eve,
And the breaths you take will be the best that you breathe

Verse 1:
For so long I’ve been feeling jaded,
Now my brains messed up, It’s been invaded,
And i can’t I cannot keep living like this,
Hoping to stumble on a miracle a dream or a wish,
No don’t feel down there’s a place out there,
Where the clouds breathe optimism in the air,
What’s mine is yours, what’s ours is theirs,
And we can do what we want because they do not care,
They’re singing

Verse 2:
Impatience is my only virtue,
Life just builds you up, then your luck deserts you,
And i won’t i will not keep living this way,
Too many voices in my head, they’ll lead me astray,
No don’t feel down there’s a place out there,
Where the clouds breathe optimism in the air,
What’s mine is yours, what’s ours is theirs,
And we can do what we want because they do not care,
They’re singing

Not Too Fussed
Verse 1:
It’s a right kerfuffle,
Oh what a mess we’re in,
I’d say it’s all or nothing,
I’d say there’s no way i can win,
You’re enigmatic, as if nothing matters now,
We’ll be happy laughing, then you’ll greet me with a frown,
I say think about this first, you’ll regret it when you wake,
Because you say these things and I know you don’t mean them,
But it’s still so hard to take,
When it’s good it’s brilliant, but when it’s bad it’s hard to bare,
I remain resillient, and you know of course I care,
99 per cent of the time it’s fine and you’re always on my mind,
But when you’ve had a drink and you say silly things, i wonder why i try,
I can’t see this ending,
Unless it re-occurs again,
You should stop pretending,
Because I’m not the one to blame

Chorus:
Oh can’t we please just leave these arguments until the morning,
Because I’m not that botherd,
You’ve drunk too much and you can’t see that this is your last warning,
Oh I’m way too botherd, for my own good.

Verse 2:
It’s an uphill struggle,
Oh where do i begin?
I’d say it’s all or nothing,
I’d say there’s no way I can win,
You’re too dramatic, as if too much matters now,
We’ll be happy laughing, then you’ll turn round with a frown,
I say think about this first, you’ll regret it when you wake,
Because you say these things and I know you don’t mean them,
But it’s still so hard to take,
Usually you’re brilliant, but when you drink you’re hard to bare,
I remain resillient, and it’s obvious I care,
99 per cent of the time it’s fine and I can’t get you off my mind,
But when you’ve had a drink and you say silly things, i wonder why i try,
I can’t see this ending,
Unless it re-occurs again,
You should stop pretending,
Because I’m not the one to blame

My Life

I’m sick and tired of this, it really takes the piss,
There’s all these people trying to tell me what to do,
Well you should get a job, stop living like a slob,
But maybe this is how I wanna live my life,
They hand me A4 sheets, that remain incomplete,
And say you need to go to university,
Well i’m not sure ’bout that,
Think I’ll just get a flat,
And waste my days watching T.V and drinking tea.

I’m undecided what to do with my life,
Don’t worry about me I’m sure I’ll be alright,
I’ll sleep all day and if I want to I’ll drink all night,
Don’t worry about me I promise you I’ll be alright,
I’m gonna be alright

I think i need some space, everyone’s in my face,
Just leave me be I’m sure that I will find my way,
Focus on your own life, fuck off is too polite,
I’ve made my bed and that is where I’m gonna lay,
I’m happy wasting time, writing down pointless lines,
But I know soon I’ll get to where i wanna be,
And you can choose you see, you either support me,
Or you can piss off and stop going on at me

Off the Rails
Chorus:
People may say, that I’m off the rails,
That’s probably true, but if all else fails,
I just flip a coin, choose heads or tails,
And if my guess is right, then i just set sail.

Verse 1:
I wake up with my head in the clouds,
I feel so built up but I’m so let down,
There’s no way,
Here’s my mum and she’s so houseproud,
But if she saw me last night she wouldn’t be so proud,
It feels good to be back now I’m on it again,
The things i said last night may have lost me some friends,
But I’m telling you the truth when I say I don’t care,
I think the clothes i woke up in will be the ones that i wear.

Verse 2:
I can’t be arsed to dwell on what I did last night,
I’m sick of people trying to tell me how to live my life,
So I’m walking down the stairs screaming I don’t care,
I grab a fag out of my pocket because I like the fresh air,
I’ve got no plans for the day so i make my own,
Pour myself another pint now I’m in my zone,
Leave a note for my mum saying ‘be back at 5,’
And when I get out of the door I start to feel alive.

Don’t Have A Clue
Verse 1:
Oh you’re extortionate, that’s what you say.
But when you’re talking love, you seem so plain,
And it’s unfortunate, I’ll never know your name,
So i’ll call you vain,
Yeah I’ll call you vain,
And you work in H&M, well woop-dee-do,
And you’re so over-rated, well look at you,
You say you’re going places, but here’s the truth,
You don’t have a clue,
You don’t have a clue,

Chorus:
I see girls like this every night,
They might be fit but they’re not so bright,
With their high heels on and their hair bleached bright,
Oh yeah

Verse 2:
Daddy drives a black BM, well I hope you’re proud,
Don’t you remember when, I shot you down,
You look down on all your friends, greet them with a frown,
Turn it upside down,
You stuck up cow,
And when you’re all alone, I wonder how you feel,
No one to hear you moan, when you’ve lost your shield,
And when you’re not alone, tell me how you feel,
Tell me what’s the deal?
Because you don’t know real.

Once Too Many
Verse:
It looks as if the wind has again change for her
The candle that she lit has been blown out
Her pride isn’t the only thing she swallows on a nightly basis
Her head is filled with doubt

Bridge:
On lonely Sunday nights she often wishes that she had someone
When she’s well away from the flashing lights that a Friday night provide
She tries to her change her ways but her efforts go to waste
Cos when the weekend comes she’s gagging for a taste

Chorus:
She don’t know where she’s heading but she knows it’s somewhere
She will wake up with no money and a sore head
She’s done this once too many times and had enough
She’d love to start afresh but doesn’t think she could

Verse 2:
She always gets around she’s never stationary
Attempts to just say no, never succeeds
She wraps her legs around this sense of comfort that she gets from it
And gets all the attention that she needs

Far Too Late  
Verse 1:
I’ve got a nack of saying the right things
But I seem to say them at the wrong time
I wish you’d had heard me say them last Friday
My tongue was much less fluent when you were mine

Chorus 1:
I said to myself, I’ll never let her go
These things I should have said, now jump out of my mouth instead
She said to herself, well I’m just gonna go
And so she walked away, my projectile text was far too late

Verse 2:
Some might say my sms was desperate
I launched it up field just as the steward held his board
If only he’d have shown two minutes extra
Maybe I’d have taken my chance and scored

Chorus 2, 3 + 4:
I said to myself, I’ll never let her go
These things I should have said, now jump out of my mouth instead
She said to herself, well I’m just gonna go
I watched her walked away, my projectile text was far too late

Time Will Tell
You’ve only got yourself to blame, you’ve heard it all before
Sunday seems to fly away, but Monday isn’t sure,
And you’ve found yourself divided between comfort and desire,
You drag yourself out of your bed ’cause you wake up uninspired,
Time will tell you all the things you need to know,
But when you want a fast solution the outcomes always slow,
And you can try to run away, singing catch me if you can,
You can do things your own way, but it’s not part of the plan..

Only time will tell,
But it’s not so good with words,
Waiting for the fog to clear,

Only Time will tell,
You the things you have not hear,
When it whispers in your ear…

You’ve found yourself in purgatory, as time is ticking on,
Before you know it, the hours you had left have been and gone,
Your laziness speeds up the process, the hours turn to days,
And you can’t help but feel asif they’ve all just gone to waste..

You Only Regret

You both said things you shouldn’t have,
And now she’s getting in her cab,
You’ve blown it once again,
Are you the one to blame?

Your stubborness has held you back,
Delusion faded out the facts,
The drink outspoke your voice,
She says it’s your own choice,

And the sentiment that echos through your mind
leaves you feeling so deprived
and there’s no one there to help

and the irony has lost itself on you
’cause you’ve always told the truth
but now you’re lying to youself,

Remenisce on cosy early days,
When you were living in a daze,
Just floating through the weeks,
And showing off your teeth,

But now those smiles have become stale,
The rosy cheeks are turning pale,
There’s no more going back,
You can’t seal up the cracks

You only regret
the things that you don’t do
they’re hiding in your mind

You wont appriciate
the things so close to you
until they’re out of sight

Show Me The Door

A trip down memory lane,
You’re trying to regain,
What we once shared..
But was it all in vain?
We’ll never be the same,
Beyond repair..

So sing me something new,
That i can relate to,
I’m taking it all back,
And covering my tracks,
Just anywhere but here….

Take me away,
‘Cause I can’t take another day,
Show me the door
‘Cause I can’t take this anymore

Another year has passed,
And still i fail to grasp,
Why i feel numb..
I stare into my glass,
Hoping to see the past,
But it has gone…

Home Wrecker

I can’t work out what your game is,
But i know you’ve got it in for me,
I know most blokes wouldn’t say this,
but can’t you just leave it be,
And it’s not because I’m not that interested,
but i’m taken love,
And i know that if i do forget,
When i wake up in the morning,
I’ll be left with nothing but regret,

And there’s nowhere to hide,
From those brown sparkling eyes,

And I’m stuck in reverse,
And this drink just makes it worse,

temptations killing me
won’t you just leave me be,
move onto someone else,
Because i don’t trust myself,

Whilst your eyes are staring daggers,
Edging closer with your every step,
Now my mind is left in tatters,
And the drink has gone straight to my head,
And i can’t think of the word to describe this,
Situation now,
That’s the state to which I’ve been reduced,
I can still tell wrong from right though,
but the drink’s always a good excuse…

Was It Ever There?

Regurgitations of mediocre sounds
Don’t seem to do it for me
Revert away from the cheap display dolls
That hog my TV screen

The bland vibrations are illustrating,
What I’ve already seen,
Testing my patience have we forgotten,
The places we have been?

So now that all the passion has gone,
Do we even care,
I’ll ask you once again where it’s gone,
Was it ever there?

I live in fear that these sounds won’t dissapear
And leave my ears in peace
But I have faith that in just a few more years,
They’ll just be memories…

 

Those Were The Days

Sometimes when I’m resting my mind,
I start to rewind,
To the days,
Before we could grow our stubble,
We’d get in trouble,
How things change,

‘Cause now the days are long,
And the nights cease to exist,
Tell me has it really come to this?
Memories come and go without a trace,
But I’d still give my left arm just to go back to them days,

As life goes on,
The memories fade,
But I’ll always remember them,
It’s been so long,
But still I say,
That we’ll always remember them,
Those were the days

My mind has embraced nostalgia,
As I think about the,
Endless schemes,
That we conjured up,
All the time,
They still make me smile,
In daydreams