Nik Kershaw - James Cagney lyrics

talk tougher than james cagney

act smarter than charlie chan

love longer than valentino

or you never will be a man

i saw him down at the drive-in saturday

a forty five to blow away anyone who happens to disagree

with such panache and style, he wins the game

when all the while, i'm sitting here thinking that it could be me

suddenly, in walks a criminologist

with too much knowledge to resist and plenty of answers

for the good at heart

no fear, no pain, no sweat, the teardrop on the serviette,

oh i could be a hero if i was that smart

silver cloud, silver tongue on a liver screen

with the sweetest of the sweet and meanest of the mean

talk tougher than james cagney

act smarter than charlie chan

love longer than valentino

or you never will be a man

back to the movies where

the lady, beset by his charms, falls faintly in the lovers arms

the fate of every watching woman in his hands

after the earth moves, musn't dwell, our hero bids a fond farewell

upon his trusty camel 'cross the desert sands

with the bad guys in a fix and the ladies in a spin

where does fantasy end and reality begin?

talk tougher than james cagney

act smarter than charlie chan

love longer than valentino

or you never will be a man

when you take up the sword and you fight the good fight

with your ego in the red and your dreams in black and white.

talk tougher than james cagney

act smarter than charlie chan

love longer than valentino

or you never will be a man