Chumbawamba - School Team Lyrics
I always wanted to playIn the school football teamBut the coach said I wasnt fast enoughI wasnt no good it seemedI used to watch them practiceBut I never got a gameI went to every trial they hadBut every time I failedI didnt want to be peleUnlike all my matesThat wasnt my ambitionI just wanted once to playThe football team would travel outPlaying other schoolsBut theyd never take me on the busAlthough I begged them toOf course theyd all returnWith talk of robbos goalsAnd how little nobby forderTook the defense all on his ownAll the ninety minutes were relivedWell, thats how to me it seemedAs I sat in awe and watched myselfPlaying in my dreamsIn my dreams...Playing in my dreams...In my dreams...But never once the real thingTheyd never let me playThey just said I wasnt good enoughAnd Id just get in the wayBut then one day it happenedA real scorcher in mid-marchPaul robbo broke his legAnd nobby forder holidayed in franceKevin soaper and big nose dugganThey both caught chicken poxThey were both at home confined to bedTo nurse their itchy spotsIt was the all-important semi-finalSecond leg of the cupAgainst local rivals queensbury boys schoolThey were one nil upThe coach turned to me in desperationAnd he pleaded for my helpThis is it, your big chance david!Can you make the numbers up?Well I grinned from ear to earAnd I must have looked quite chuffedAs I seized my opportunityAnd told him to get stuffed!
