Saturday, the match is here
I'm all saved up for a skinful of beer
oooh taste the atmosphere
Kiss goodbye, head for town
train's so full I cant sit down
oooh feel it all around

As the nation holds its breath again
The nation holds its breath again

Some might say "It's just a game"
but year on year we share the thrill and pain
it's so insane.
Feelings high and even odds against
hope triumphs over experience
so much depends

Bars are full, sons and dads
and good time girls who get them out for the lads
oooh the place is mad
Hopes so high, the anthem roars
As the country sends its men to war
oooh wantin' more and more

As the nation holds its breath again
The nation holds its breath again

Some might say "It's just a game"
but year on year we share the thrill and pain
it's so insane.
Feelings high and even odds against
hope triumphs over experience
so much depends

So much depends on those numbered men
we send 'em out to represent
to bear the flag and wear the badge
as the nation holds its breath again.

Some might say "It's just a game"
but year on year we share the thrill and pain
it's so insane.
Feelings high and even odds against
hope triumphs over experience
so much depends