It's hard sometimes trying to be a geezer   A good bloke   Five pints down the local pub   Laughing at a filthy joke   And sleeping around   Just so that you can brag about it   You've got to get the crumpet   So you can blow your own trumpet   And talking about football   When you couldn't really give a fuck   About Owen being injured   And Watford's run of bad luck   And cheering when a fight breaks out   Even though you're feeling sick   As a parrot   But like a donkey to a carrot   You can't help yourself   Cos any sign of weakness   Could be used to inflict injuries   By one of your so-called friends   To hide his own insecurities   And nothing to look forward to   But daily stress and bringing home the bacon   And thinking about the other half of your wages   The tax man keeps taking   Staying strong emotionally   When your soul is breaking   And wondering when you're making love to your wife   Is it real or is she faking   And could it be that the most important things in life   Are getting lost or missed   When you're playing it safe   One of the lads   And scared to take a risk      [CHORUS]      It's so hard   It's so hard   Sometimes   And sometimes   It's so hard   It's so hard   When you're scared      Its hard sometimes trying to be a geezer   A good lad   With pressures to get on in life   And turn out like your dad   And getting a house, dog, kids, car   The whole kit and caboodle   And making out you can't cook   Apart from pot noodle   Treating your lady with sensitivity   Without the boys finding out   And keeping your feelings under wraps   So she'll never know what you're about   Trying to be different   But the same   And trying to follow the rules   Of the new game   Staring at the picture in the frame   An easier time, smiles shine   Now almost everything's changed.      [CHORUS]      Well sometimes its so hard   It's so hard   It's so hard   Yeah   When you're scared to   You're scared to   You're scared to   To take a risk   To take a risk   To take a risk