Never Was at All Songtext
von Slim Dusty

They say I′m getting older and my hair is turnin' grey,
They say I should be slowing down, give it all away.
Living like a gypsy doesn′t bother me at all,
And I'd sooner be a 'has been′ than a ′never was at all'.

Now, I could′ve been a shearer and I could've been a vet,
Could′ve been a lot of things, of this much you can bet.
A man can sit there hangin' like a picture on the wall,
But I′d sooner be a 'has been' than a ′never was at all′.

Oh, Id sooner be 'has been′ than a 'never was at all′,
All my life I had a go, really had a ball.
If you don't climb the ladder, mate, then you can never fall,
And I′d sooner be a 'has been' than a ′never was at all′.


When I look at that old suitcase and I think of how it was,
The bad times and the good times, hey, and we did it just because.
I know I had to try it and today I'm standing tall,
Cause I′d sooner be a 'has been′ than a 'never was at all′.

Now, you won't reach the finish line if you don't ever start
You′ll never live and you′ll never love if you don't have a heart.
So don′t just sit there whinging mate, it's no damn good at all
And I′d sooner be a 'has been′ than a 'never was at all'.

Oh, Id sooner be ′has been′ than a 'never was at all′,
Give it everything I'd got, really had a ball.
If you don′t climb the ladder, mate, then you can never fall,
And I'd sooner be a ′has been' than a 'never was at all′.

And I′d sooner be a 'has been′ than a 'never was at all′.
Oh laydee oh, laydee Oh, laydee