lesson one

it's hard sometimes trying to be a geezer

a good bloke

five pints down the local pub

laughing at a filthy joke

and sleeping around

just so that you can brag about it

you've got to get the crumpet

so you can blow your own trumpet

and talking about football

when you couldn't really give a fuck

about owen being injured

and watford's run of bad luck

and cheering when a fight breaks out

even though you're feeling sick

as a parrot

but like a donkey to a carrot

you can't help yourself

cos any sign of weakness

could be used to inflict injuries

by one of your so-called friends

to hide his own insecurities

and nothing to look forward to

but daily stress and bringing home the bacon

and thinking about the other half of your wages

the tax man keeps taking

staying strong emotionally

when your soul is breaking

and wondering when you're making love to your wife

is it real or is she faking

and could it be that the most important things in life

are getting lost or missed

when you're playing it safe

one of the lads

and scared to take a risk

it's so hard

it's so hard

sometimes

and sometimes

it's so hard

it's so hard

when you're scared

its hard sometimes trying to be a geezer

a good lad

with pressures to get on in life

and turn out like your dad

and getting a house

dog

kids

car

the whole kit and caboodle

and making out you can't cook

apart from pot noodle

treating your lady with sensitivity

without the boys finding out

and keeping your feelings under wraps

so she'll never know what you're about

trying to be different

but the same

and trying to follow the rules

of the new game

staring at the picture in the frame

an easier time

smiles shine

now almost everything's changed. well sometimes its so hard

it's so hard

it's so hard

yeah

when you're scared to

you're scared to

you're scared to

to take a risk

to take a risk

to take a risk