She, she used to live near his brother

Now she's an unmarried mother

With another on the way

He's second rate

Twisted out of shape

And God, he looks a state

It costs so much to look so rough

They go to town

They like to shop around

And look at all those things

At all those things they never wanted anyway

She hates his hair

That stupid coat he wears

But sometimes second best

Is the best that you can get

Oh yeah, oh, somebody told me

The seconds turn to hours

And the hours turn into days

But still it feels like the morning

The first time leaves its trace

And then slides into second place

Oh, but still it feels like the morning

And at night they try to fly

Hold on tight and close their eyes

And they hit the ground in the morning, yeah

But in the morning it's raining

Oh Christ, you're always complaining

Can't you think of something else? It's nearly-nu

A bargain basement made for two

And if you blur your eyes

You could be anywhere you want yourself to be

Oh yeah, it's bad

I know you want to laugh, so laugh

But sometimes second best

Is all you're going to get

Oh yeah, oh, somebody told me

The seconds turn to hours

And the hours turn into days

Oh, but still it feels like the morning

The first time leaves its trace

And then slides into second place

Oh, but still it feels like the morning

At night they try to fly

Hold on tight and close their eyes

And they hit the ground in the morning

But you're so perfect, you don't interest me at all

Your golden boy fell down

And don't you know he hasn't got a personality?

And I know, he said he'd last all night then gave you seconds, yeah

The seconds turn to hours

And the hours turn into days

Oh, but still it feels like the morning

The first time leaves its trace

And then slides into second place

Oh, but still it feels like the morning

And at night they try to fly

Hold on tight and close their eyes

And they hit the ground in the morning

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And my God, they're still alive

They got it wrong but they still tried

And they made it through to the morning