[Intro] [strummed acoustic guitar, light percussion] [Verse 1] Kicked out of the Duke's at a quarter past three Coat on inside out singing God Save the Queen Said the river's just a road I got tired And we walked all the way to Rotherhithe [Pre-Chorus] [electric guitar enters with clean lead lines] And all the paper says we're finished All the paper knows us anyway [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums] Oh we're the liars but we lie so sweet Kings of kingdoms of the dead-end street Raise what's left and remember when The last of the great pretenders they go down swinging again [Verse 2] [bass and drums continue, acoustic guitar strumming] Billy Ponder's asked for the train to Leeds Came back Tuesday with a limp and no guitar Some men chase the dream and some just feed it The other way you end up sleeping in the bar [Pre-Chorus] All the paper says we're finished Well all the papers never knew us anyway [Chorus] We're the liars but we lie so sweet Kings of the kingdoms of the dead-end street Raise what's left and remember when The last of the great pretenders go down swinging again [Bridge] [drums drop to half-time feel, acoustic guitar focus] It was never about the money love It was barely about the songs It was me and you and Ray in summer And feeling like, feeling like, feeling like we don't belong [Chorus] [full energy returns, backing vocal harmonies] We're the liars and we lie so sweet Kings of the kingdoms of a dead-end street Raise what's left and remember when The last great pretenders go down swinging again Oh we're the liars but we lie so sweet King of the kingdoms of a dead-end street now Raise what's left and remember when The last of the great pretenders go down swinging again [final guitar chord rings out]
