He would swear by his mouth almighty I was living in a world of make believe When my best friend wrote and told me That there may be a job in the city I was living in a world of make believe When my best friend wrote and told me That there may be a job in the city And you never told me He would dream about another scheme About another sordid hall of dreams About a man who's king of industry He would swear by his mouth almighty He would buy the best But never something new And he never told me I like kicking in the gutter and Wishing I was lucky Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Oh, I like kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky It's the only life I know Lie, lie, lie is all you ever do To make me want to push on through Cry, cry, cry, cry is all I ever do Say that's you want to make me push on through I like kicking in the gutter and Wishing I was lucky Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Oh, I like kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, I was wishing I was lucky Oh, kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky It's the only life I know My best friend wrote and told me so He said that there may be a job in the city, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, baby I like kicking in the gutter and Wishing I was lucky Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Oh, I like kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, I was wishing I was lucky Oh, kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Hey son go, hey son go, to the city Hey son go, hey son go, to the city Hey son go, hey son go, to the city Hey son go, hey son go, to the city