The Also Rans

(Roger Taylor)

Fucked

Again

I was born on the twenty second floor of a bird cage

I was bound to rock - I was born to rage

When your daddy gets drunk and your ma has no hope

And you're tough and you're young and you got enough rope

And you make a wrong turn and you make some mistakes

You run outta control and you ain't got no brakes

And the country's a wreck and the government's cruel

Then you better check out - if you wanna be cool

It's a hard road - in a world that stinks

God have mercy on the man that thinks

It's a hard road - in a world that sucks

God don't love you when you're out of luck

So I work real hard and I earn my pay

And I drink all night - it's the only way

To make some fun outta life - just a little bit more

And when I get up my nerve - I'm gonna rob me a store

Or even find me a girl - you never know your luck

And she'll cook and she'll clean - just to make a few bucks

It's a grand old world - going down the pan

And there ain't no cure - for an also ran

Yeah it's a hard road - in a world that stinks

God have mercy on a man that thinks

Yeah it's a hard road - we're going down the pan

God have mercy on the also rans

You gotta have mercy on the also rans

If you wanna get out you gotta be desperate Dan

You know what I mean

A hard road

It's a hard road - when you're on your own

It's a hard road - when your skin's the wrong tone

It's a hard road - if your face don't fit

It's a hard road - you gotta take a lotta shit

'Cos God don't love you when you got no bucks

It's a hard road - oh yeah

God don't love you when you're outta luck - yeah

God have mercy (hard road)

God have mercy (hard road)

Have mercy (hard road) on the also rans

(hard road)

God have mercy (hard road)

God have mercy (hard road) on the also rans

Yeah