Play for Today (1970–1984): Season 10, Episode 5 - Just a Boys' Game - full transcript

[dramatic piano music]

[distant rock music]

[Betty sobs]

♪ I do not foresee ♪

Betty, I've told you
before that I fancy you.

I'm gonna go in there
and cut his hair out.

I've always fancied you, Betty.

Pig, he's gonna get it, so he is.

Gonna go in there and
cut his fucking hair out.

♪ The flowers ♪

Come on, how about it, then, you and me.



Can he give me a red
face and get away with?

Betty, I've fancied you for ages.

Hey, cousin, move yourself.

Going back in there.

Betty, I really fancy you.

Come on, son, shove it.

[Betty] That's it.

I'm going back in there right
now and cut his hair out.

All right, meanwhile,
back in the man-cave.

[rock music]

♪ I wanna see ♪

[audience cheering]

Thanks a lot, going for a piss now,

see you in five minutes.



[indistinct]

One half of this lagger, 'cause
it's made me feel hollow.

At least let me get myself straight new.

Hey keeper, place another
one here this one is deep.

Right you are abless
with dirty talk in here,

keep it for your English.

All right, all right, any
minion out of your cage.

Whiskey and he'll have a chocolate pair

and be suer from where it
has come from and a tax.

Is that a joke?

The prices you charge
mrs will be in bad taste.

You don't know me my
man, I only work here.

And if it was up to me--

We going to this game on Saturday.

Don't know, it's only first dinner.

Hey, better drink if you got a grip on me,

and I'm going to surrender and
get sparkled and no goal in.

Right you two, that stuff you wanted.

Two more beers to quit,
what is this, a ski resort?

Well, if your friends
gonna have fancy drinks.

Here mercy, keep that.

Just sit where you can do
the talk and why she is.

Cheers.

Well, take it easy.

I didn't know shit either.

Did you know?

No, I didn't either.

I don't know there.

Well, I dead nit.

Well, all right [indistinct]

[glasses breaking]

Get out!

Hey, what's going on here.

It's okay, Harlet, it's
okay, it's just a dumb boy.

I thought you had given
up their games, McQuillan.

You know the rules, take her
into the street with you.

Okay?

Come on, take it easy Jake,
she's always been lassy.

That's my boat.

Serves you right.

You're gonna give me then.

Move your chip, move away
from a living legend.

The same old story, a gun
faint and sugar harshly.

Council wait to hailey and a dack wave.

Mary, Mary.

Cops is out of the yank and see at once.

Honestly, look under while you drink that.

Can't catch her tonight when she parties.

[crowd chattering]

[woman yelling]

That's her got chimps.

[crowd shouting]

You all keep your buzz.

[guitar music]

[crowd shouting]

Reported a stab inside the Pochers bar,

can you investigate?

Right, we are only about
a few streets away.

Let you know if we need assistance, over.

Here, behave yourself.

What?

Let them go ahead, we'll
pick up the survivors.

But it might be a bunch of them.

Aye, flourish.

They just don't care,
they are responsible.

You go get an American express,

can about gonna be heavier.

You can laugh, but I'll tell you

never harm a liar in my game.

Good groffy as you shot them over.

See me, I'll kill them,
I'll kill them solo.

All right, move that way
there's some courage in there.

I'll kill them all.

Did friendly you are saved.

We've got enough boys
looking for reputation.

From where?

They've got to be on something or nothing.

All right, even after your reputation.

They have to get plunched.

Not this a man or trying to flee them.

Trying, the grammar appears men at all.

They only fear up here, they
have some planned scheme

dinner with dogs.

Well, I hope that more bunny
just out skating the party.

Your old daz just knocked her off powers.

Doesn't matter what
state you get in Dancer,

[indistinct]

Bottle of whiskey, 12 cans
of lagger, that ain't me.

All right, that will get us for the bus.

You two attack her, I'm
from the start and blow him.

Come on, Jake, we'll turn
up, ball will get hoped in

and we'll pretend that we're happy.

[siren wailing]

You're too late, you've
more survive fight job

caused us deep.

Well, if you've been hiding
your bloody Banksia taste.

That was my boy that broke into your show.

He'd be here cracking up.

Who's your boy?

I'll tell you-

Her boy's disgusting, you just don't care

what goes on up here.

What did you see?

Nothing, nothing.

How could he see anything?

That's a man up your door.

An old score been settled,
is that right McQuillan?

Couldn't buy the tools of you.

Leave Molly alone, he
hung up his guns year ago.

He's not gonna harm any of us.

Who would he?

There was for the spammer, he went scheme.

Some of these trying to
make a name for themselves

begetting you, I hope they make it.

Pay your pastor, you
could have tried for that.

Jake, take it easy, you're
looking for an excuse

to mark your card.

It ain't got for me Dancer, I'm off.

Come on Jake, let's go into town.

No, I'm done sir, my granny
the line or we wouldn't nail

and that's why I'm south sea of Zamora.

We shall all sit back in formulas.

And there's an anti shock.

Jake's granny has got him under her thumb.

I know, seem as saved,
here come the Indians.

I know, Tommy, could you live in a house

with a old granny in it, can it be happy?

Can it?

Happy, could I see you happy?

Aye.

Pass a pool your place.

[footsteps approaching]

[soft music]

You might go on son, whose you food will.

And my friend just helped
me, come on master.

[footsteps approaching]

[coughs]

Sorry granny, it's me.

I hear you.

Smell's making me heave.

You sick, what are you smelling in here?

Nicely cherry in breakfast stuffing.

It's the drink that's still weird.

It's clean to me.

Okay, not till you say
you got we've got wife.

Who's like other folk and he
wouldn't even need the drink.

Well, if I get married,
who'll look after you.

I've got daughters, haven't I?

My mother's was one of them.

When was the last time you
seen her or any of them?

You can't even blame them.

It was fear to him next door

when he left his mark on them young.

I don't know what you are laughing at?

You not that terrible different from him.

I'm not like him.

He never gave you anything.

Hands it was like the Masonic secrets.

I would never leave you to him.

I know you with me.

That's what's bothering me.

That's why I want you
to be taking before him.

Granny, you're one dumb, shut up.

Maybe if Alexander had been better to me

when I was younger, I wouldn't
have been so old so young.

It's your mind granny,
what did you marry him for?

What did you marry him for?

He's a fan, he had a blank here.

Think he'd have, so you
had seven kids still?

Well, that was his tailor
things in them days.

And that was about the same
amount of time as he was

in my bed.

Tell him the track every time.

Then [indistinct] left
you with the seven wins.

Men followed the money, and
there was then the boots.

Come on granny, I know, listen.

It doesn't matter to me, I understand.

But, I didn't know my
Dranda wasn't an American.

Granda was dubbed up in the jail, right?

Because he ran a crowd of
man and they're bottled

got another crowd of man
and one of them got killed.

My Granda get charged with.

And the guy that got done
was my father, right?

And there's even hardly enough for me.

I never even knew him.

Anyway, I know the rules.

I know you do.

Like he did in there.

I fallen on the door and
upstairs face flat on a boot.

Hey.

I'm freezing in here.

You've a geer on.

Get me ready you.

What year did you go in America?

None of your bloody business.

Geez.

What do you wanna know for?

Get off.

You're a big dick.

So they tell me.

You did good to your cell here.

But then I used to come here.

We'll get the hell out of here then.

You cannot leave it, can you?

Listen, I'm just of planning anything new

and have the next girl,
she's gonna wanna marry

and I left that queen's telegram.

You'll be home paid by
California law until he blesses,

you'll have missed it.

You're not concerned about me.

You're natural.

You should know.

I know nearly made less
than you ever will.

You got me ready?

I ready.

[birds chirping]

[pants]

Yeah, that's my love calling.

Set that table all ready?

You rotten big bastard.

Pig.

Who do you think you are?

You don't come home for days at a time

and when you do, you're coming
in at five in the morning.

And your suit, for God's sake.

You were drunk again, weren't you?

Well, weren't you?

Well, aren't you the brain
of Britain, of course I was.

You are just pathetic.

It's not easy being me.

And where were you till
five in the morning?

Playing cards.

Playing cards?

When you come in here last night

you couldn't have seen
a three piece suite.

I know, I have played better.

I don't know, that doesn't
mean, what do you want on city?

Just tell me, what do you want?

Play a corn flake for the start.

You're gonna go to work today.

No, you're going to ring in for me.

Tell him that I had a nervous breakdown.

Is that right?

Because I have declared Friday a holiday.

Since I got paid yesterday.

Hello, here come the legends.

[children laughing]

[children chattering]

Watch the tely.

Some of them remember you.

This one's going to school in a fortnight.

There's a school going Patrick me.

That's my boy, you stick
at it, you never know.

Go on son, play your mommy's tape.

Tele's great.

The place is a coal fire.

I see them on university.

All the people have got time

to do that when life was in the neck.

I know why you were there any way.

You went out with Jake McQuillan.

I can't see daddy.

Nor can I.

Shut up you two.

No, you shut up.

[laughing and shouting]

You'd always be McQuillan.

♪ And if I never have a nickel ♪

♪ Of course [indistinct] ♪

♪ I'll never die ashamed ♪

♪ Cause I don't believe
that no one wants to know ♪

I knew I was with Jake,
why are you asking me?

You should have married him.

His granny wouldn't let us start a family.

Be smart or he's gonna
get rid of the chopper.

You two, get ready for school.

Okay, I'm watching this programme.

It's time for physics,
come on, get strapped

on in your school bags,
you too Hellen, come on.

Now who is she supposed to be getting me?

'Cause he's got a great pull for you.

And you're jealous of him.

You're jealous of him 'cause he's single.

When you're running rogue
half the night drinking

and probably screwing.

But you forget he's
needed responsibilities.

You've mean three wings.

Poor Jake, do you want to
see and understand, will you?

Who the hell can, you
wouldn't even talk to me.

Well, I'll talk to you then.

You think that Jake pulls me out

and done a tail and his jacket, don't you?

Well, I'm a big grown up man.

I can run my own bath water.

I am responsible for
everything that I did.

And when I drink and don't come home

it's not because I've been kidnapped.

It's 'cause I've decided no to come here.

That's why I'm called Dancer.

I keep dancing.

You see what else I can do.

It's good ain't it, I'm strong.

You're a bamboo.

You know I hate talking about myself.

Let's change the subject
and talk about you.

What'd you think about me?

I'm joking, I'm joking.

I'm only joking.

Always dreamt of being
cut from the country.

Well, if you dried for
Scotland and come down

so I'll get the breakfast.

There's no need to
worry about me and Jake.

We are only related through brick.

Christine, there isn't any
bread and I'm starving.

There is.

Where?

[indistinct]

No problem, I'll get a loaf.

Anything else you want while I'm there?

No, no just.

Right, will be back in a bit.

Hey, what you pulling
up that plaster out for?

'Cause I gotten rich.

Dad, you gonna give me a class pencil

in case I don't see you?

You've got six cents son.

[indistinct chattering]

What's going on?

You get your breakfast.

[indistinct]

Get me my cooling soup on it.

You're gonna soup on it?

You'd throw up in a pan.

What would a lost soul like you know?

That's blood?

Why, isn't yours, is it?

I was lost, but now I'm found.

Good Dancer, the milk man is on it's spin.

The milk man, that's that guy

that sells white stuff in it.

You should try it yourself sometime.

No Jesse, I'll just stick
to what I'm used to.

Keep throwing your passcode.

[indistinct]

Just passing thought I'd drop in.

And for what, a hot air balloon?

What you doing?

Visiting, bet you're
glad to see me, eh mate?

Yeah, it's a great view up here, ain't it?

My sister and her budgie live

in a block of flats this high up.

On a clear day she can see a
furniture and shit going mate.

It's all right, you crashed in.

My foreman saw you come up here,

I'll be left in the the stamp albums.

Stop your worrying.

Slept in your suit again, eh?

You and my granny should get together.

You seem nicely had a good cut mine,

woke up feeling great and I thought a day.

Thought I'd come over and have
my breakfast up in the sky.

I still know [indistinct].

No Jake, you know that
I've never bummed off

at anybody in my life.

I know you're hungry.

You know up here ain't no free wave.

No, I went here and I tell
him everything was great.

So I've just declared Friday
a holiday, that's all.

So what's the bread for?

This holiday [indistinct].

Oh, put that away.

Jesus Dancer, you look like a hangover.

I'm a scorpion.

I never drink before noon.

But it's a holiday, cheer.

My holiday is for swashbucklers.

So you and I are going
to head out at ten today.

No, I will not.

I will.

Okay yeah, Wendy Jake,

hundreds of people are
there desperate to meet us.

Come on.

Let's turn this bull and jump
the roll in the other garden.

Here we go again sir, one over the top.

Our fellow traveller at worst.

Being a long time since I go up.

It's so good up here.

Ready to go when the sea goes, okay.

My grandpa's dying.

About what?

Everything.

What bother you?

No, only the obvious way.

What way then?

Okay, she's giving us
the fat you have some.

All right.

Well it's still just
timeless of both of them.

I realise I don't really know them.

You know?

No.

Listen Jake, I know you like your granny,

but I don't understand
why you wanna get close

to your grand father.

If it's because of your father cope in it.

Can he smell everything you speak to him?

I suppose I just wanna get close enough

to let him know it doesn't matter to me.

Know what I mean?

No, I haven't got time to
think about things lately.

Wasn't a threat to you,
come on as young yet.

Towards yours.

I haven't spoken to her in years.

I know.

She gave me at him.

Haven't spoke to him more since.

You must speak to the Ma,
Jake, Maza great machines.

They lend you money.

But yeah, I bet when you're
drunk and they spend the rest

of the day is when you back off your wife.

Made me something over the course

of the next few days to get a loaf.

What's your qualification for this job?

A paratrooper.

Jesus Christ.

[murmuring]

You are nicer when you're drunk.

I wish Christine [indistinct].

Get used to that.

All right, did they said that.

Hey, McQuillan.

Hey McQuillan, are you there?

I'm here.

What you doing down here?

I wanna apply suit one
of my families though.

How'd you get that message,
the cardiac pegion.

No, he brought up.

How's it going V man?

Don't call me V man.

You gotta be a relation to data.

He didn't bring you the
message in that bike, did he?

No, but I need a cell.

That's a change, afraid of
Mona, but I love my club.

We usually two or 300 ways
condemned without piles.

You know the rules well then?

The only rule I've learnt the next shot.

Here, enjoy yourself boys.

You don't hate Willie?

Aye, I bet the mind in the loop.

I'm gonna get myself cleaned up.

You have no been in
long enough to get done.

Hey dude, Jake, you're in.

None of these bumbs ever
seen a worker before.

You're welcome.

I'm an endangered species,
there's no many of me left.

Listen, when are we gonna
go last time on our enemies?

We're going together,
we have bottle of wine

and golden cheap classic beller.

Come on Dancer, you know my
mother lives in that street.

What are you going with her cane?

We will sneak in, she'll never see you.

John, myself, John?

John, I never knew what to
do when the [indistinct].

When are you gonna start
teaching me not to read?

What's the good way that comes in the sun.

I'm not a well man.

And don't forget my little
team lean for the night.

Bastard, peg leaves up to
a boy one that a bit a year

for the minuses, loves them toilets.

Remember his wife had
to claim her in the war

and afraid to eight and
he did the Washington.

He needs sober people around
in the felonies teeth.

See you.

[people laughing]

And they'll get marvel again.

Who else can, no one was going on up here.

Well, he's promising this
and that and closing.

I still miss [indistinct].

They don't talk about
you're attacks and won.

They will tell you--

I made a mistake, I didn't
know you could talk so much

will you shut up until
we get on board the arc.

I've not been that strong in a long time.

I know it since last night.

Jake, your mother's clothes.

Follow me and you'll be safe.

Made it.

These stairs did a boxing.

Behind this door, lies beyond.

That's great.

[door knocks]

Knock on the door.

They were sent in Scotty.

Who is it?

Hey it's me Bella, Dancer
and Jake McQuillan.

Dancer

Just come to visit and
then while the rain's on.

I don't know if that's okay.

Okay.

We brought your behalf bottle of wine.

Get the glasses?

All right.

How are we drinking that?

I know you make that wine better.

Some burden up,

it's almost the work to do.

Hey, Bella, if you clean
this place up a bit

you could keep pigs in it.

But they might not like
it son, 'cause I don't.

Yes, son.

Corporation that they'll get
your new hair shit Bella.

No.

Rosie bastards.

This should be half bow

and knew what you were just showing at you

'cause I have declared today a holiday.

Just take it easy, okay?

Okay.

I just sat and go with
this joke here, Bella.

No, he's a good boys.

I know, my mom is often fond of me.

Well, you and Jake, I got a glass.

I want a bowl.

You better ask, mind
the manners, over look.

You cutting the lights too off, Bella.

Dancer, you better watch
it there, you're soaked.

I know.

Hey Bella, you got a towel?

No son, that dirt boy needs
to get to the bathroom.

Well, never mind then.

This will do the trick.

You got any dresser bunker, Bella?

Well, sometimes have some sun.

Sometimes there's no, I've got it there.

Okay I'll take a look.

You should play the music.

I'll make some breakfast and lay a fire.

Dancer get your gear off, get
yourself one of the blankets.

Far out now and wouldn't be what we do

and I've got to toss them in.

♪ Our graven power ♪

♪ I have powered him ♪

♪ My graven ♪

♪ Seems sadly ♪

♪ The glory that was long
made from another day ♪

Sick Bella, that used to be a good song.

♪ I've been terribly low ♪

Bella, you don't know any
punk rock or anything.

♪ I'm going home ♪

♪ To my city by the bay ♪

♪ I'll let my heart ♪

♪ I'll let my heart ♪

♪ In San Francisco ♪

All right, son.

♪ High on the hill ♪

♪ It calls to me ♪

♪ And a little giver card ♪

♪ 'Cause half away to the stars ♪

♪ The morning fall well felt ♪

♪ And the door ♪

You should deam off like minder.

Has you got a shoe like that?

I know because the lady loves milk treaty.

The fire rolled up in a minute.

You the wizard with a brick at you.

Come on Bella, Dancer's gonna
give you a weak bender room.

I should stop here.

Bella room.

You're sick.

Bella, you and me is
gonna make sweet music.

Andre, you wanna the kids out here.

All right, just start the
proceedings, I'll just clean

up first break at dusk.

[upbeat music]

Hey, leave the door open pal.

Thought you spent the next shift.

Take it easy, Jake.

Having the day off work?

Aye, Tuesday off.

Rain doesn't help?

No.

Dunnichy's in there, tell
him I've just gone for fags.

He's touchy.

[indistinct]

You don't want the day Jake?

No.

Well, were you up there?

Aye.

Good day then.

Hey, McQuillan?

Come here man.

What do you want?

Come here to see.

You just saw me passing.

I heard you were [indistinct]

when the Young Team cut through it.

So?

So do you recognise him?

He must've been after you.

I don't know, if he was after anybody

it was you and your troops.

He was a leader in McQuillan.

How would I know?

[indistinct chatter]

Don't dumb me up me McQuillan.

It's McCafferty.

He's the one that uses a milky.

What if I was your bread.

Well, just have me cut your jaw McQuillan,

'cause I won't redeem

and let's hope you getting a blade.

There we are, you must be joking.

There's a couple of worst
could have been near

right beside your head or joking.

First rule of a fading Dancer,

never let anybody hold your Jacob.

'Cause they always shoot off with.

Well, you know me, Jake,
that's not my game.

What was that all about?

Ah, nothing.

Slam 'em across the dirt like that

and they never hit you back.

All right.

That wee boy at the back with the knife

was Bella's son.

Oh, Jesus.

Wonder what the wee
bastard did with the towel.

I remember what this place was like before

they landscaped it.

The lady's sick,

why you standing there
like stoocky father,

haven't got all night?

Hey shut up, I'm trying to work here.

Big shot, I could have
turned into a dumpling

and remember when we arrive
later at your mother's

that I didn't want to go and
see it in the first place.

Look, if you don't stop,
I'm gonna go get it.

No, no, hey play at Johnny.

I don't know what you doing
at Sun Backs swipe it on half.

[indistinct]

Make a wish.

You're loosing weight.

I fitting away our maintenance, please do.

We're going to get drunk.

Go on then.

There was a phone call for you, Jake.

You're grand dad was [speaks
in foreign language].

You can use a phone in the office there.

Was that a stroke?

I don't know, but if it
was a stroke now is Jake.

I consider a stroke a good luck.

Can he say that turns on.

He's fond of the old guy.

That's just 'cause Jake
thinks he's still like him,

an old fashioned gun fire can
cause end up in the street.

[people shouting]

Hey, I forgot it was only Friday,

the weekend's only starting.

We got a game tomorrow, split in it.

[indistinct chattering]

You wearing that suit for a bet.

I could one day track yours to.

You know your old dad doesn't dare.

How is he Jake?

That's a tough question
you are asking him.

He's not gone yet.

Hold on moon, you gear walk up the road.

I'm not going up the road.

It's too late anyway.

Let's go and have a game of snooker.

Hey, team up.

Appreciation to go home, Jake.

Come on it's a whole new here,

it's got a good bar and I'm a member.

Come on.

Well, then we will.

At times you look as if
you put glue on your body

and jump through a wardrobe.

Our new game for the taller kish,

doing it have to get a
portion up and slide it in.

Like you had any wap
before you're using a star

to save me.

His wife was delighted.

Even everybody has done a
serious happy of full settle.

She's lucky, lucky can
we get anything for you.

[murmuring]

See you've give me beating,
you'll loving the past.

Look at these pointers,
you don't need a pope

when he was an alter boy.

I got the wings good.

My grandma used to hang up with me here.

I did my best in the last shot.

Aye, a week in bed would've done it.

Who are you.

The man who shot Liberty Valance,

I hope you didn't know him.

[laughing]

For we.

She sees a sun wave but I got him.

Got it.

She's now teed on the edge.

And if she hands over the
Jake McQuillan princess

sign [indistinct].

Hey, Jake.

I need a bigger bar.

Take my short turns out with the drinks.

It's just me.

Enter the office.

Let me out.

You told McCafferty I'm here?

He knows you're here.

[sobs]

Keep that away from this table.

Hey.

Hey.

[indistinct] your cute little finger.

[indistinct chatter]

I'm I winning?

Hey Jake come on, let's
get you out of here.

All right, come on Jake,
he's got other clients.

Come on, he's a bad dog.

It's just a little game.

Was he fooling us?

After three years, made
me over the next few days

to get a loaf.

Bloody full, it's already set.

Go get everybody watch up guest.

Jesus Christ of Mary.

Just don't give McCafferty.

All right, head back the way we came.

You don't go back.

McCafferty?

You're teaser.

Come on ahead McQuillan.

You bastard.

Jake?

[engine revving]

[Dancer screams]

Dancer!

Can't even believe it,
just can't even believe it.

Who did I harm?

The harms turns the harms.

But he didn't even kill him.

Jesus, I didn't kill him.

I'm as bothered as you.

That's how it goes, just a game.

All right, I'll see you at the game.

You were in the wrong
place tonight, you bastard.

And you knew it.

Now, he kinda quite happy with it.

I hope you've been happy to stay in here.

Mind you, she's up to her ears in debt.

What do you want?

Oh, my God, look at him.

Look at the state he's in,
what's happened to you?

Never mind that, what do these want?

Jaky son, my fear that's going for years.

That's not what I asked
you, what do you want?

None of you have been
in this house in years.

He's still your father.

He wasn't, until now.

Get a lawyer, you're getting on my tits.

Listen Jake, they're his
daughters they've got right.

None of you have any rights in here.

Look, I'm your mother boy.

Aye.

Between you and my granny
and Hamline next door,

you've used me every way upside down.

I'm going to clean up and
I'm warning you uncle Willie,

you better have abandoned
ship before I get back.

The boy's just drunk.

How is he?

He's on his way out now.

He'll hang on for a one
day or two to sort him out.

He wants to speak to you, he's
got something to tell you.

Fancy, he called me Naty
and that's the first time

in such 35 years he's used my name.

Granda, you wanna talk?

What is it you wanna say?

What is that?

I know you can hear me.

You've been talking to my granny.

What is that?

Come on, Granda, tell me.

You can't ignore, tell me.

I'm the only one with the right to know.

Granda, whatever happened between you

and my father doesn't matter, understand?

It never bothered me.

These things happen.

I've always respected you.

I know the game.

I'm like yourself, understand.

I've never been fond of you.

Cheers.

And when I was younger

I could have taken you any time.

♪ You take it for granted,
you never can tell ♪

♪ If the streets that you
walk on are heaven or hell ♪

♪ And the Biba in me ♪

♪ Are they proud or ashamed
of living their lives ♪

♪ Playing the game ♪

♪ You held your head high
when they send you to school ♪

♪ You couldn't stand the bright kids ♪

♪ You couldn't stand firm ♪

♪ With every deception
you fought for a name ♪

♪ The reason you gave
was playing the game ♪

♪ And it's all in the rules of the game ♪

♪ Like a jungle of cow boys
have staged cannot claim ♪

♪ The rules remain always the same ♪

♪ Boys will be boys and men will be men ♪

♪ You grew up so tall
and you grew up so fast ♪

♪ You take on the world, but
the world wouldn't last ♪

♪ You point at the finger
and twisted the blame ♪

♪ And every one innocent blamed the game ♪

♪ And it's all in rules of the game ♪

♪ Like a jungle of cowboys
have taken the claim ♪

♪ The rules they can never be changed ♪

♪ Boys will be boys and men will be men ♪

♪ Boys will be boys but
it's all just a game ♪