What am I now?
Another boy [bad word] man
who wants to change
who’s not afraid
I’ve had [bad word] from boring streets
and bitter priests
from smoking gun
and stern parade
For when you’re living on your own
without a girlfriend or a home
people speculate
but I’m much stronger than them
I want to be something special
I want to be something special

Now I play the London game
hand-to-mouth existence
’til someone calls my name

I want it now
My chance [bad word] and I will grab it
just to change
the way I am
I understand
the plans you make
the risks you take
the way you can
when you’re a man
And if I sometimes have to do
the things I’ve always wanted to
I won’t shy away
Because I’m much harder than that
I want to be something special
I want to be something special

Now I play the London game
hand-to-mouth existence
’til someone calls my name