Keep your chin up when you're feeling lonely
Don't let them get you down
Ain't no use in sitting all alone
Hangin' around for someone to call
Ohh they won't come knocking at all
Don't run and hide even if it hurts you inside
So I said give as good as you get

If you can't beat them join them
You better do it 'cos it makes you feel good
If you can't beat them join them
You're never gonna help yourself

Keep your fingers off my money
Don't try and pull me down
You're taking me out to wine and dine me
Trying to wind me round and around
Invite me to your little contract Ha! Ha!
Rumour has it that you could play dirty
I tell you what I'll do about that
I'm playing at the wrong game yeah!

If you can't beat them join them
You've got to do it 'cos it makes you feel good
If you can't beat them join them
You're never gonna help yourself

If you can't beat them join them
You've got to do it 'cos it makes you feel good
If you can't beat them join them
It's everyone for themselves



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    General Comment:All of last night and this morning. On repeat.
    Admitedly this happens whenever I discover a Queen song I havn't heard before...
    ...but still
    Flag therealelementalon June 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Oh no...
    now I'm obsessed with this song. I've been listening to it on repeat for the last half an hor!
    Flag therealelementalon June 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song!!!
    But I love all Queen songs
    I don't think I've come across one that I don't at least like yet
    Flag therealelementalon June 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Greate tutorial for such introvert person as me. Join to Queen! :)
    Flag mortid0on June 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Not one of my faves, I confess. It's still good though and it does grow on me. I don't know if this puts a view against conformity or for conformity (the latter of course in an ironic, sarcastic sense.) Anyone else have a view on it?
    Flag rotherhamkidon December 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song contains some of Brian May's best guitar work
    Flag Lennonforeveron September 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:It's definitively my song, but if I think it again, I realize that I say that about a lot of Queen's songs.

    Well, at least they are definitively my band... lol
    Flag Tomassonon September 18, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This is weird! Has really no-one commented? This is a great song the deserves some attention! At least I think so!
    Flag Xinyaon August 24, 2006   Link

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