Hi there, Will. I see the thread got moved to a more appropriate section by a moderator. The songwriter lyrics forum is intended for original lyrics written by members, so that is the reason we are now here in the "Name That Tune" section.
I took the lyrics you could hear and added those that I heard. I think now we have most of them, except for a few words that sound mumbled to me or that I just don't recognize. Maybe they are Australian slang!
Hopefully some other detective member will listen to the video and fill in the blanks. You're welcome for the help.
It's a rather catchy song and also a sad one: it's about a man who feels caught in his life and wants to leave his wife, I think. After listening to the song several times, trying to decipher the lyrics, I find it is starting to get stuck in my head like a lot of good '80s pop songs do.
Here you go:
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Dear Enemy - "The Good Life"
He hears the alarm at six each morning,
gets up for work with his mouth still yawning,
leaves his wife to sleep the day alone.
As he rides the train he thinks of
the pay he brings home
day after day.
At ten o'clock it's time for tea break.
He's ___ -ing his handy plan for escape.
A simple note could always break the news.
___ of ____ at last as he thinks
of the the work he must do.
And he only wants a good life.
She wants to be a good wife.
[She's got to admire, ?] help him through the hard times.
They only need it cause he feels so alone,
so alone.
At 5 o'clock it's time for leaving,
runs for the train, his mind still scheming
and she's there to face her life alone.
He hesitates but once again
he's on his way home.
And he only wants a good life.
She wants to be a good wife.
[She's got to admire, ?] help him through the hard times.
They only need it cause he feels so alone,
so alone.
(Waaaah)
He only wants a good life.
She wants to be a good wife.
[She's got to admire, ?] help him through the hard times.
They only need it cause he feels so alone.
He only wants a good life.
She wants to be a good wife,
helps him through the hard times
because he feels so alone.
He and she, they only want the good life,
the good life, the good life, the good life,
they only want the good life.