[Verse 1: Tom Clarke]
You know there's no such thing as a free meal
And there ain't no future in British steel
Know the only thing which really makes us smile
Is a joke and a laugh and a night on the tiles
No one ever gives you anything for free
Unless you start sleeping with the BBC

[Pre-Chorus]
Nigel got a job in the city
Works in the department store
Slogging his guts out, all through the week
Looking forward to the weekend score

[Chorus]
But tonight he's gonna be somebody
Dancing his heart out with a local girl
She doesn't care whether he's got no money
There's more to life then they teach you at school
And tonight's he's gonna reach somebody
Falling in love with a local girl
She doesn't care whether he's got no money
She knows he's got a heart of solid gold
Solid gold, solid gold

[Verse 2]
You know there's no such thing as a ticket to ride
Or satisfaction without a sacrifice
The only thing that's really true about life
Is that the older you get the more you compromise
No one's gonna hand it to you on a plate
You gotta give give give before you take take take
[Pre-Chorus]
Nigel got a job in the city
Works in the department store
Thought his future was as good as sorted
But he's happy in his little world

[Chorus]
But tonight he's gonna be somebody
Dancing his heart out with a local girl
She doesn't care whether he's got no money
There's more to life then they teach you at school
And tonight's he's gonna reach somebody
Falling in love with a local girl
She doesn't care whether he's got no money
She knows he's got a heart of solid gold
Solid gold, solid gold

[Outro]
Be somebody, be somebody, be somebody, be somebody
Be somebody, be somebody, be somebody, be somebody
Solid gold, solid gold, solid gold