I coulda been a contender
by The Gaslight Anthem
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I´m broke and I´m hungry, I´m hard up and I´m lonely
I´ve been dancing on this killing floor for years
And of the few things I am certain, I´m the captain of my burden
I´m sorry doll, I could never stop the rain
Once you said I was your hero
You would dance with me on a dime
We could spin this world right right right round
And catch back up on the flip side
I was gonna get this real big engine
I was gonna get them Broadway stars
You were gonna be my Judy Garland
We were gonna share your tin man heart
There´s a dirty wind blowin´, there´s a storm front comin´ in
There´s an SOS on the seas tonight
Steady now, steady now, soldier, hold fast now
It´s heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
We used to drive all night
All over town
We´d go waltzing Matilda
When Matilda came around
I sang them blues to you
There´s a dirty wind blowin´, there´s a storm front comin´ in
There´s an SOS on the seas tonight
Steady now, steady now, soldier, hold fast now
It´s heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
There´s a dirty wind blowin´, there´s a storm front comin´ in
There´s an SOS on the seas tonight
Steady now, steady now, soldier, hold fast now
It´s heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams
And heart attacks and broken dreams
Atlantis is my only dream tonight
I´ve been dancing on this killing floor for years
And of the few things I am certain, I´m the captain of my burden
I´m sorry doll, I could never stop the rain
Once you said I was your hero
You would dance with me on a dime
We could spin this world right right right round
And catch back up on the flip side
I was gonna get this real big engine
I was gonna get them Broadway stars
You were gonna be my Judy Garland
We were gonna share your tin man heart
There´s a dirty wind blowin´, there´s a storm front comin´ in
There´s an SOS on the seas tonight
Steady now, steady now, soldier, hold fast now
It´s heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
We used to drive all night
All over town
We´d go waltzing Matilda
When Matilda came around
I sang them blues to you
There´s a dirty wind blowin´, there´s a storm front comin´ in
There´s an SOS on the seas tonight
Steady now, steady now, soldier, hold fast now
It´s heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
There´s a dirty wind blowin´, there´s a storm front comin´ in
There´s an SOS on the seas tonight
Steady now, steady now, soldier, hold fast now
It´s heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams
And heart attacks and broken dreams
Atlantis is my only dream tonight