Room At The Top
Adam Ant Lyrics

Once is never enough
Doing something once is not enough, it must be repeated.

Never is never was
The idea of never has never existed.

Here and now is all that counts
The present moment is the most important and should be prioritized.

Here and now in large amounts
One should live in and maximize their present moment as much as possible.

Be beautiful but shut up
It's important to be physically attractive, but sometimes it's best to keep quiet.

The going can be real tough
Life can be difficult at times.

You can keep your fancy bars
One can keep their luxurious possessions, but they may not bring true happiness.

Clubby friends and fast cars
One's social circle and material possessions do not define their worth or happiness.

And when the going gets hard
When life gets difficult.

You can eat your credit cards
Credit cards are not a viable solution to dealing with hardship.

I really tried to fight it
The singer attempted to resist something, but eventually gave in.

But what the hell I like it
Regardless of objections, the artist enjoys what they're doing.

There is always room at the top
There is always more to achieve in life, regardless of current success.

Don't let them tell you there is not
Others may try to discourage or limit one's ambition, but they should not listen.

Made in England born and bred
The singer is from England and proud of it.

An eighteenth century brain
The artist has an old-fashioned mindset.

In a twenty-first century head
Despite having an old-fashioned mindset, the artist is living in modern times.

Room at the top - so eighteenth century
The idea of constantly striving for more success is an old-fashioned concept.

Room at the top
There is always more success to be achieved.

There's always room
There is always more to be done and achieved.

If some of this fits you
If this message resonates with the listener.

Or like the things that you might do
Or if the listener relates to certain actions or behaviors.

It's the pleasure and the pain
Life is a combination of positive and negative experiences.

That makes us do it all again
Despite hardship, it is the good moments that make life worth living and trying again.

They say
There is a common belief that...

Be beautiful and shut up
...physical attractiveness is the most important trait, and sometimes it's best to keep quiet.

The going can be real tough
Life can be difficult at times.