Young Man's Game Lyrics - Hendra - Ben Watt

I'm not as good as I used to be 

at the late nights, but just look at me 

I'm staking a claim in a young man's game tonight 

Is it something that my old heart fears? 

Missed time, chances, lost years 

That means I'm taking aim at a young man's game tonight 

One more chance to leave a mark 

Imagining the answers in the dark 

Such a simple step into the smoke and the light tonight 

But who'd have thought I'd have turned this page? 

Should I act this out or act my age? 

Am I happy I came to the young man's game, 

Where the bouncers know me by my name, tonight? 

Oh I could I work this room 

I could make some noise 

Let's hear it for the girls and for the boys 

For a moment be the same in the young man's game tonight 

We're drinking Jaeger bombs but we're still on our feet 

Heroes in a wild conceit 

Fingering fame in the young man's game tonight 

But every mirror just tells the time 

Can you name a good fighter over 49? 

I should douse my flame for the young man's game tonight 

Take off this paper crown 

And put these violins down 

And renounce my claim on the young man's game tonight