You say you got a big house out in the country With a ruddy great swimming pool You say you got a lot of things I never had, that's true
When you get right down to the nitty gritty
You say you got boyfriends calling you up Every other day of the week And that you got more now then you could ever need
When you get right down to the nitty gritty
You can stand in the rain when it's raining And not think it's not sunny
You say you got a car parked out in the drive That you've not even driven yet And that you got another one that you can use instead
When you get right down to the nitty gritty
Money couldn't buy it and that's the crazy thing When you've had enough of trying to deny it
When you get right down to the nitty gritty
With attempts that are crude Buying acres of land that you won't even use
Whose cousin is married to a relative of the queen And that you get invited to every social scene
When you get right down to the nitty gritty More from Gilbert O'Sullivan