Take What You Got

HARRY

If my life was nothing more than shoes, you’d find me swinging by my tie from a steam pipe, My guitar, my mates, and music are my escape. It ain’t perfect, but it’s what I got,

Remember the pub where our fathers went

to spend the end of their day?

CHARLIE

Remember the yard behind the pub

where we’d run and play?

HARRY

Well, the places we loved came down with a blast

CHARLIE

High rise flats rose up so fast

HARRY

You can’t go back

You can’t make it last.

You’ve got to take what you’ve got

Even when your life is in knots.

You take aim, take your shot

Sometimes you got to rewrite the plot

You got to take what you got.

CHARLIE

You’d always say that one of these days

You’d get out of Northampton town

HARRY

You’d always say that you wouldn’t stay

No, you wouldn't stick around.

CHARLIE

Never knew what I wanted before

HARRY

You can’t move on

Now I’m even more unsure

If you’re still in the past

Listen, you’ve got to take what you've got

Even when your life is in knots.

You take aim, take your shot

Sometime you got to rewrite the plot

You got to take what you got.

CHARLIE

Everybody’s telling me

What I need to be.

Change with the times

Move to London town

Or live out a legacy.

Well, maybe this time I take a chance

Leap into the vast expanse.

Maybe this time I seize my destiny

My destiny…

HARRY

If you’re on the wrong road - turn back.

CHARLIE

So, you’ll help me out?

Thank you, Harry.

HARRY

Two, three

CHARLIE, HARRY & ENSEMBLE

You’ve got to take what you’ve got

Even when your life is in knots.

You take aim, take your shot

Sometime you got to rewrite the plot

CHARLIE

You got to take what you got

HARRY

You got to take what you got

HOMELESS MAN

Have you something to spare for a thirsty man?

CHARLIE

Here. A Price and Son shoe will last a man a lifetime.

HOMELESS MAN

Do I look like a man whose problem is shoes?