Sometimes the good guys finish firstpat benatarwritten by: pat giraldo, holly knight & khris mcdanielsfrom the movie soundtrack "the secret of my success" (1987)s-u-c-c-e-s-sthat's the way we spell successwill we get it, the answers yess-u-c-c-e-s-ssmall town boy, so clean he squeaksdressed and polished for the big time dreamsgot a letter from his ma, and a boyish grinclose his eyes one minute, and it'll lead him to the win, yeahyou know there's nothin' like heaven that won't get you backto you get your ass in gear, and your mind on trackwhen wheels start turnin', things start to fall into placeyou'll be suprised what you can do and some talents all it takesyeahchorus:sometimes the good guys finish firstsometimes your best is all it takesyou know that, sometimes the good guys finish firstsometimes the good guys, finish firstback on logic, turn your head arounduse the front door and avoid the crowdsthey'll be tryin' to tell you that it can't be donecause the big boys on their own gave us half the fun, hey hey(repeat chorus twice)the good guys, the good guys, the good guys, finish first(chorus)sometimes the good guys finish firstwalkin' a straight line in reverseyou know that, sometimes the good guys finish firstsometimes the good guys, finish first(chorus)song lyrics have not been checked for accuracy