Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Instep, instep, instep You had your photograph, in a magazine Such a pretty boy, only nineteen But now you're twenty-three and it's all gone now You ain't all that, you wanna be somehow Maybe it was only a dream You just thought you could be anything that you wanted to be Sadly, it all went wrong so Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Instep, instep, instep Still just go to the same old clubs But the new kids have got one above Music tastes change like the wind You're doing now what's already been But you still think that you're so it Cause you know so and so, and you made a hit But you can't hear it being played Cause you my friend have had your day Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Never took a scene check No you aren't so in step No you aren't so Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep Never took a scene check Never were a reject Always looking perfect Now you aren't so instep