I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
I HAVE LED A SHADY LIFE SEEN IT ALL BEFORE
DONE IT, WORE THE T SHIRT
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ALL FOR
THE AGENTS WERE MONEY GRABBERS
AND THE REST WERE ALL BACKSTABBERS
AND I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
SO THE LIFE I'VE LED HAS BEEN PUT TO BED
MY DAYS OF DRAG AND DEBAUCHERY ARE OVER
I RODE THE WAVES TOOK CHANCES WITHOUT THINKING
AND THEN LIFE WOULD ALWAYS SOCK ME IN THE JAW
I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF ALL THAT TACKY STUFF
MAYBE NOW I'VE FOUND A CARPET OF CLOVER
THE TIDE HAS TURNED AND I'M NO LONGER SINKING
AND SO THIS WAY I CAN STAY WITHIN THE LAW
AND I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
AT MY TIME OF LIFE I DON'T NEED TO FIGHT A WAR
THE HOUSE OF FAME EXCLUDED ME
SUCCESS SOMEHOW ELUDED ME
SO I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
NAKED IN THE LIGHT ALMOST EVERY NIGHT
ALL FOR NOTHING BUT A PITTANCE AND SOME STALE BEERS
I IGNORED THE DRUNKS I TOOK THE LOW LIFE'S HECKLING
IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HAD TRIED
SO I TURNED AWAY FROM ALL THE SLEEZE THAT DAY
TOOK A FINAL BOW WIPED AWAY ALL OF MY TEARS
I DID NOT CARE I KNEW WHERE I WAS HEADING
THOUGHT I'D FOUND A PLACE TO CRAWL AWAY AND HIDE
AND I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
AT MY TIME OF LIFE I AM KNACKERED TO THE CORE
THE HOUSE OF FAME EXCLUDED ME SUCCESS SOMEHOW ELUDED ME
SO I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
AND SO HERE I AM AGAIN RUNNING ON LIFE'S TREADMILL (on a treadmill to nowhere)
RUNNING MUCH TOO FAST WITH NO SAFETY CATCH (with no thought of speed)
AND STEP AFTER STEP OH I'M GASPING FOR BREATH
AND THAT'S BOUND TO BE THE DEATH OF ME
AND I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
OH NO, AT MY TIME OF LIFE I DON'T NEED GREASE PAINT TO ROAR
THE HOUSE OF FAME EXCLUDED ME SUCCESS ALWAYS ELUDED ME
AND I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
CHORUS - Key Change
AND I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE (NOT AGAIN)
AT MY TIME OF LIFE I DON'T HAVE TO KEEP THE SCORE
THE HOUSE OF FAME EXCLUDED ME SUCCESS ALWAYS ELUDED ME
SO I SAID I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
AND SOON THERE I'LL BE PLAYING THAT PART AGAIN
AND IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT
THE ANSWER IS FORGET ALL THAT'S GONE BEFORE
BUT DID I SAY I WOULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE?