The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Contender Lyrics

Look what you've done
Look what you've done
What do you have now?
Things that never come
Another year in a dead room
Is it time to come down?

Another crowded scene
You saw the boys in white sing "I'm a pretender"
But you never were
You never were a contender
A contender

I heard your same old tune
Singing city sins like you were the first one
Gave up books for film
Gave up film for time
Now that you've got none

At the back of a crowded scene
You saw the boys in white sing "I'm a pretender"

At the back of a crowded scene
You saw the boys in white sing "I'm a pretender"
But you never were
You never were a contender
A contender
You never were a contender
You never were a contender