Life Will Set You Free
Yeah I feel a lot better now the idiot's gone
Yeah I feel a lot better now I wrote this song
I had to get it off my chest
Say it out loud
I feel so much netter now I spoke about it
The idiot's gone
Yeah I said the idiot's gone
I said the idiot's gone...
I said the idiot's gone
He's gone for good now
Don't come back
We love the way that the idiot's gone
Yeah I said the idiot's gone
I was sick of 3-5-2
Always wanted 4-4-2
Because our team always played with wingers
For all these 35 years I've been watching them
Don't you know that the long ball never really works!?
'Cos the ball gets headed back to you
And we're always on the back foot - even at home
Then we go two goals down and wonder why
We're never great coming back but
Sometimes we go and win 3-2, yeah!
And sometimes we lose 3-2, yeah!
And then they say 'Hey that man, that group is really good!'
That team is really good 'cos they just keep coming back
But why don't we go ahead in the first place?
Two goals ahead in the first place
Why not? Why not?
They said the idiot's gone
I said the idiot's gone
They said the idiot's gone
I said the idiot's gone
I feel a lot better
I feel a lot better now the idiot's gone
I feel a lot better
Now the idiot's gone
Feels so good
And I reckon that those players didn't wanna play anymore
'Cos that's why they went three goals down
And when they hit the fourth goal
I really wanted - I jumped up in the air
I can't believe that I wanted my team to lose 4-0
I was hoping that it would be enough
For them to say to you goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!
Goodbye - Now the idiot's gone
And it was - and today it happened
We were sick of the Atkins Diet
Defending mighty football
We want the wingers back!
Bring Mr Williams back!
But don't bring Worrell Sterling back!
He never went 'round anyone
He's gone the same way
He's gone the same way... (he went sideways baby!)
(That) the idiot's gone
The idiot's gone
The idiot's gone
I said the idiot's gone
© 2006 Dan Russell / Jason Allen
Words and vocal melody (verses) by Dan Russell
Music, words and vocal melody (choruses) by Jason Allen
Recorded and produced by Jason Allen
Dan Russell - Lead vocals
Jason Allen - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, bongos, shakers, lead and backing vocals
A funky, rocky, aggressive song co written in a jamming session between Jason and Dan, both musically and lyrically. Why would any one want to put themselves through mental torture and frustration on a Saturday afternoon, rain or shine, for 9 months of the year? Millions do, and Dan is one of them.
Dan says: "One of my great beliefs in life is that we should champion the underdog. That is certainly the case with my beloved Bristol Rovers Football Club! In the 36 years I have watched them, I have seen them promoted just once, in the glorious season of 1973/74. They were also promoted in 1990, but I missed that because I was living in Wales at the time! The last 6 years have been particularly painful, and the Idiot manager referred to was the bearer of the most appalling football I have ever seen. It is true, I did cheer in his final game for the club, when the oppostion made it 4 - 0, because I knew that would mean he would be gone!"
Jason says: "Gotta admit that I'm a Bristol City fan so my lyrical input was directed at non-football subjects, though, after England's World Cup 2006 exit, I'm redirecting this diatribe towards Sven because if you paid me 25 million to do that job I think I could do it better! For starters I'd have taken a useable replacement striker! Nothing against Theo 'cos he'll do the job for his country in the future, but what about Vassell or Johnson? It's only a game, but it's OUR game and we're not that good at it really!"
