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 BBC
Nigel got a job in the city Works in a department store Slogging his guts out all through the week Looking forward to the weekend score
But 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 school
And 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 gold
You 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, take
Nigel 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 world
But 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 school
And 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 gold
Be somebody, be somebody Be somebody, be somebody Be somebody, be somebody Be somebody, be somebody