As merry as the days were long 
I was right and you were wrong 

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 ... oh


You are your mother's only son 
And you're a desperate one 
Oh ... 


But I don't want a lover 
I just want to be seen ... oh ... in the back of your car 


A friendship sadly lost ? 
Well this is true ... and yet, it's false 
Oh ... 


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 ... oh


Oh ... 
You are your mother's only son 
And you're a desperate one 
Oh ... 


But I don't want a lover 
I just want to be tied ... oh ... to the back of your car 
To the back of your car 
To the back of your car 
To the back of your car 
To the back of your car 
To the back of your car 
Oh ...