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 how 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 wishing i was lucky my best friend wrote and told me so he said that there may be a job in the city i like kicking in the gutter and wishing i was lucky wishing i was lucky wishing i was lucky i was wishing i was lucky hey son go hey son go to the city