Off to face the world again Past the bathroom mirror Ignorance is bliss, they say Couldn't be much clearer Imaging what might have been Thinking it could still be All the lost years in between Still a s**er for a dream You might be an oil tycoon You might be a Cobb cartoon You might be a Gershwin tune You might be but you're not You might be a nations fall You might be an eagles call You might be the Albert Hall You might be but you're not Play the fool and act the clown Impress your friends and neighbours Not so good when you come down
With nothing for your labours You could've been a movie star You could've been a hero You could have won a bridge too far The best you get is no cigar You might be an oil tycoon You might be a Cobb cartoon You might be a Gershwin tune You might be but you're not You are what you are You see what you see You might be an oil tycoon You might be a Cobb cartoon You might be a Gershwin tune You might be but you're not You might be a nations fall You might be an eagles call You might be the Albert Hall You might be but you're not