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