To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have a Nice Time)

Lyrics

[Intro: Paul Weller] To be someone must be a wonderful thing A famous footballer, a rock singer Or a big film star Yes, I think I would like that To be rich and have lots of fans Have lots of girls to prove that I'm a man And be number one And liked by everyone [Verse 1] Getting drugged up with my trendy friends They really dig me, man, and I dig them And the bread I spend is like my fame It's quickly diminished [Pre-Chorus] There's no more swimming in a guitar shaped pool No more reporters at my beck and call No more cocaine, now it's only ground chalk No more taxis, now we'll have to walk [Chorus] But didn't we have a nice time? Didn't we have a nice time? Oh, wasn't it such a fine time? [Verse 2] I realise I shoulda stuck to my guns Instead shit out to be one of the bastard sons And lose myself, I know it was wrong But it's cost me a lot [Pre-Chorus] There's no more drinking when the club shuts down I'm out on my arse with the rest of the clowns It's really frightening without a bodyguard So I stay confined to my lonely room [Chorus] But didn't we have a nice time? Didn't we have a nice time? Oh, wasn't it such a fine time? [Outro] To be someone must be a wonderful thing