As merry as the days were long
I am right and you were long
back at the old grey school
I would win and you would lose

But you´ve got everything now
you´ve got everything now
and what a terrible mess I´ve made of my life
oh what a mess I´ve made of my life

No, I´ve never had a job
because I´ve never wanted one
I´ve seen you smile
but I´ve never really heard you laugh
so who is rich and who is poor?
I cannot say...

You are your Mother´s only son
and you´re a desperate one
but I don´t want a lover
I just want to be seen
in the back of your car

A friendship sadly lost?
well, this is true
and yet, it´s false
but did I ever tell you, by the way
I never did like your face

But you´ve got everything now
you´ve got everything now
and what a terrible mess I´ve made of my life
oh what a mess I´ve made of my life

No, I´ve never had a job
because I´m too shy
I´ve seen you smile
but I´ve never really heard you laugh
so who is rich and who is poor?
I cannot say...

You are your Mother´s only son
and you´re a desperate one
but I don´t want a lover
I just want to be tied
to the back of your car
to the back of your car
to the back of your car
to the back of your car