I was a fighter, not a lover, and I thought it did me well 'Cos I had a fire in my belly, felt like I could conquer hell And anyone who tried to love me would only feel my wrath Because to love is but a weakness and my fury lit my path I was a fighter, not a lover, and I thought that's all you need Got the measure of my opponent by their capacity to bleed But I live by a code, I don't cheat and I don't lie 'Cos if everything in love and war is fair, then nothing's fair in life There were boys who turned my head of course There were girls who stole my heart But I was never what they're looking for I could never play the part And there's only so far you can go in the spirit of never being alone Before you realise some people are better on their own I've been a fighter and a lover, now I'm neither truth be told But I still don't understand which one was better for my soul.