Be Somebody

You know there's no such thing as a free meal
And they're ain't no future in British steel
Know 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 sleeping with the BBCNigel got a job in the city
Works in a department store
Slogging his guts out all through the week
Looking forward to the weekend scoreBut tonight he's gonna be somebody
Dancing 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 schoolAnd tonight's he's gonna reach somebody
Falling in love with a local girl
She's doesn't care whether he's got no money
She know he's got a heart of solid gold
Solid gold, solid goldYou 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, takeNigel 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 worldBut tonight he's gonna be somebody
Dancing 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 schoolAnd tonight's he's gonna reach somebody
Falling in love with a local girl
She's doesn't care whether he's got no money
She know he's got a heart of solid gold
Solid gold, solid goldBe somebody, be somebody
Be somebody, be somebody
Be somebody, be somebody
Be somebody, be somebodySolid gold, solid gold, solid gold