The Unlikely Lad

Here I am, working in a beautiful day-time job that gives me enough money to afford living in one the best districts in São Paulo, exercising creativity everyday, getting compliments from the boss and the manager at least twice a day, and coming to the office in sandals, unshaved and wearing my tell-off, torn t-shirt, with the face of a cartoon character printed on it (Namely, Pinky, the Brain's partner). Best of all, listening in my discman the current most scorching band, the London-based Libertines. Most precisely track 14 of their CD, 'What Became of the Likely Lads', a question I keep asking myself everytime I remember the out-of-tune queerboy singled out in the schoolchoir, who was the only composition left out of the contest, the stutterer who was only good for laughing at and a big headache for the sunday school teacher, precisely the same who ended up presenting a radioshow, writing ads, stories and websites for a living, a brilliant blogger (when he has time, of course), a shining star; and remember too all the sassies, bullies and teacher-favourites who are still there, hidden in some world's end, going nowhere as slowly as possible.

Right now, I am on the top of my Universe and I want to dedicate this moment to all of us, unlikely lads who made it, who got there. Cheers!!

Here are the lyrics to the Libertines' song. Now imagine them sung in authentic British accent with a slight cockney touch, fat bass, wicked drums and irreverent guitars:

Please don't get me wrong
See I forgive you in a song
We'll call the Likely Lads
But if it's left to you
I know exactly what you'd do
With all the dreams we had

'Coz blood runs thicker, oh
We're thick as thieves, you know
If that's important to you
It's important to me
I tried to make you see
But you don't wanna know
You don't want to know!

If you pipe all summer long
Then get forgiven in a song
Well that's a touch, my lad

They sold the rights to all the wrongs
And when they knew you'd give me songs
Welcome back, I sang

The blood runs thicker, oh
We're thick as thieves, you know
If that's important to you
It's important to me
I tried to make you see
But you don't wanna know
You don't want to know!

Oh what became of the Likely Lads?
What became of the dreams we had?
Oh what became of forever?
Oh what became of forever?
Though, we'll never know

Please don't get me wrong
See I forgive you in a song
We'll call the Likely Lads

We all bought the ones
We taught 'em all we wrote the songs
That's filled with dreams we have

But blood runs thicker, oh
We're thick as thieves, you know
If that's important to you
It's important to me
I tried to make you see
But you don't wanna know
You don't want to know!

Oh what became of the Likely Lads?
What became of the dreams we had?
Oh what became of forever?
Oh what became of forever?
We'll never know!

But blood run thicker oh
we're as thick as theives you know
and that important to you
yes it important to me
I tried to make you see
but you dont want to know.

Oh what became of the Likely Lads?
What became of the dreams we had?
Oh what became of forever?
Oh what became of forever?
We'll never know!