Gaslight Anthem, The - I Could'a Been A Contender lyrics

rate me

I'm broke and I'm hungry, I'm hard up and I'm lonely

I 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 blowing, there's a storm front coming

There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight

Steady now, steady now, soldier hold fast now

It's heads or tails on heart attacks and broken dreams tonight

We used to drive all night, all over town

We go Waltzing Matilda, when Matilda came around

and I always sang them blues to you

There's a dirty wind blowing, there's a storm front coming in

There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight

Steady now, steady now, soldier hold fast now

It's heads or tails on heart attacks and broken dreams tonight

On heart attacks and broken dreams

Atlantis is my only dream tonight