They Settled For Less Than They Wanted

They were doing great
They young and keen
Now they sup root beer on the mezzanine

Cos they settled for less than they wanted

It was looking good
Moving right along
They were their own people
Singing their own song

But they settled for less than they wanted

How many people are making plans no one else can understand
How many times can a joker beat an ace
How does it happen
Wherе does it go
You fire it up the еngine blows
It's like someone turned a light off, I suppose

Picking the numbers
Making the plans
The future was held in their very hands

But they settled for less than they wanted

He was gonna be big
Gonna be a star
But he married a pig cos she had a car

And they settled for less than they wanted

He promised her kids and a bigger house
But soon the man became a mouse

So they settled for less than they wanted

Up in the morning and off to work
Lifting the load for any jerk
Whatever happened to all the plans you had
Where is the beauty
Where is the dream
You say you got tired, but what you mean is
You got too lazy to stand up straight and scream

He had an affair with the au pair
They couldn't be happy, they didn't care

So they settled for less than they wanted

How many people are making plans no one else can understand
How many times can a joker beat an ace
How does it happen
Where does it go
You fire it up the engine blows
It's like someone turned a light off, I suppose

What happened to Billy
What happened to Jane
Will I ever hang out with the gang again?

Cos they settled for less than they wanted

They were doing great
They young and keen
Now they sup root beer on the mezzanine

Cos they settled for less than they wanted
(Oh yeah)

(Settled for less than they wanted)
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