Caviar on the table, Champagne in the glass
We laughed and we jeered at the poor working class
We drank to their ruin, we drank to their shame
We pissed on their problems, said they were to blame
Oh, the way we lived then, the way we lived then
The way we lived then
verse 2
Jason wore braces and slicked his hair down
Ben had the number of each deb in town
I was a member of every new club
And I used my gold card to pay every sub
For the way we lived then, the way we lived then
The way we lived then
Oh, the way we lived then
Selling Deutschmark or Yen
Never thinking of where did it come from
How long would it last us, or when
Would we all have to pay for this mad holiday
For the Porsche and the Rolls that were our only goals
Me and Jason and Ben
Oh, the way we lived then
verse 3
Jason met Sarah, a girl in P.R.
They had a white wedding, all paid for by Pa
Borrowed a fortune to buy their first pad
It was two hundred K, but then prices were mad
The way we lived then, the way we lived then
The way we lived then
verse 4
Jason said, three years, we'll sell and move on
Then suddenly, we turned and Maggie was gone
Ben said, don't worry, she's schooled them all well
So, we drank to the sending of a message to hell
Oh, the way we lived then, the way we lived then
The way we lived then
Oh, the way we lived then
Selling Deutschmark or Yen
Never thinking of where did it come from
How long would it last us, or when
Would we all have to pay for this mad holiday
For the Porsche and the Rolls that were our only goals
Me and Jason and Ben
Oh, the way we lived then
Verse 5
Sarah got pregnant, then Jason got fired
Ben took a pay cut and I felt too tired
Burnt out at thirty and sacked on the day
The repo man took my red Roller away
Oh, the way we lived then, the way we lived then
The way we lived then
Verse 6
Now there's bread on the table and beer in the glass
But it's merely a set back for breeding and class
Monopoly money means 'always pass go'
And we'll surely pass you if you're going too slow
And we'll live it again, the way we lived then
We'll live it again
Yes, we'll live it again
Selling Deutschmark or Yen
Only this time we'll know where it comes from
We'll know how to keep it, and then
We'll make someone else pay for our mad holiday
For the Porsche and the Rolls that are our only goals
Me and Jason and Ben
We'll live it again
The way we lived then
We'll live it again