Let’s begin at the beginning: we’re lovers and we’re losers,
we’re heroes and we’re pioneers, and we’re beggars and we’re choosers.
We’re skirting round the edges of the ideal demographic.
We’re almost on the guestlist, but we’re always stuck in traffic.
We’ve watched our close associates up and play their parts;
they’re chatting up the it girls, and they’re tearing up the charts,
while we were paying with coppers to get our round in at the bar.
We’re the C-Team, we’re the almost famous old friends of the stars.
Justin is the last of the great romantic poets,
and he’s the only one among us who is ever going to make it.
We planned a revolution from a cheap Southampton bistro.
I don’t remember details but there were English boys with banjos.
Jay is our St George, and he’s standing on a wooden chair,
and he sings songs and he slays dragons, and he’s losing all his hair.
Adam is the resurrected spirit of Gram Parsons,
in plaid instead of rhinestone and living in South London.
And no one’s really clear about Tommy’s job description,
but it’s pretty clear he’s vital to the whole damn operation.
Dave Danger smiles at strangers, Tre’s the safest girl I know,
Zo and Harps will skamper up to victory in the city we call home.
We won’t change our ways, we will proud remain when the glory fades.
I am sick and tired of people who are living on the B-list.
They’re waiting to be famous and they’re wondering why they do this.
And I know I’m not the one who is habitually optimistic,
but I’m the one who’s got the microphone here so just remember this:
Life is about love, last minutes and lost evenings,
about fire in our bellies and furtive little feelings,
and the aching amplitudes that set our needles all a-flickering,
and help us with remembering that the only thing that’s left to do is live.
After all the loving and the losing, the heroes and the pioneers,
the only thing that’s left to do is get another round in at the bar.
This song man ... it's just something else. It gives youi the feeling you can take on the world. By far the best song he has ever written and that says something.
Just been told that my lyrics channel this guy, despite never actually having heard of him before the person in question told me this. The fact that I do gladdens my heart.
I heard him live tonight you guys!! He played this in Graceland and it sounded so excellent! See his be more kind your you guys, he's SUCH a rocker live, what a show!!!!
I like the holloways references in the video as i love the holloways almost as much as frank. i think this is a very humbeling song... kind if makes you realise whats really important.... well i think most of franks song do that tbf
Go away!!!
I love jay. Saw him live with Noah and the Whale and fell in love with him, he gives such a nostalgic feel, hes an amazing songwriter.
Signed ticket straight off :)
For all of you who didn't already know, in this video, Frank has references to and appearances from some of his friends. 0:43 - Justin Young from the Vaccines, 1:07 - So This Is Great Britain was the name of an album by the Holloways, who played on Photosynthesis, 1:14 - Beans On Toast etc. There's a few others in there too.