Ex Wife - Right Place Right Time Lyrics

You have a Russian grandpa, get your bikini on
One of our team is pregnant, she can no longer swim
You have the skills to swim under water
The strength, attributes, length of breadth
You have the strength of body and discipline
Follow this diet sheet, take these vitamins

Pack my bags, book my flight
This is my moment, this is my chance
Funny how things turn out
I'm on the plane to Moscow
Pack my bags, book my flight
This is my moment, this is my chance
Right place, right time
I'm on the plane to Moscow

They know about me and my history
That I'm transgender
Is this what I want to do?
Am I a beacon of truth?
Or someone's else's tool?

4 months to learn the routine
Fly you to training camp
Meet the rest of the girls
Get in each other's minds
When to dance, when to dive
When to rise, when to kick
When to spin, when to lift
When to jump and how to climax

Time to learn the national anthem
Learn the language of my new team mates
It's not going to be that easy
Funny how things turn out
I'm in the arms of Moscow
This is my moment, this is my chance
Time to pass, make it last
Slightly crazy and a little bit cheeky
Right place, right time
I'm on the plane to Rio

I look out of the window and my mind wanders...

Mis-cast in a red-top story
Of evil east versus virtuous west
Made to feel a political pawn
In a grubby game of global chess
But that doesn't concern me
I just want to swim
I've got to swallow hard and
Take it on the chin

Right place, Right place
To swim for mother Russia
This is your chance maybe to win gold medal
This is your chance to piss on Swim England
This is your chance to change your life forever

Oh, I know, I've got to let go
Of this 40-something ego
You've got to take your chances
You've got to take those chances in your own life
You've got to grab with both hands
One moment in time
To be a national hero
Right place, right time

I'm no longer there
There's no more me
No future, no history
Just alive and free and full
Full of purpose
Full of feeling
Full of intent
Every moment
Imbued with meaning
Ready to do
What there is to do
Not for them, not for you
Not for me, just do

I'm by the Olympic pool in Rio
We dance, we point
We dive in, we swim
Take a deep breadth
And hold, and dive
And dive, and spin
And spin

We kick, we rise
We lift, and lift
We jump, we jump
And take a deep breadth
And hold, and spin
Go down, again
Spin, and dive
And lift, and finish
With a climax

This is it, I never imagined I'd end up here
Standing on top of the world for all to see
Damp, in a small piece of sequined cloth
The accidental moment that set all of us free
It was nothing more than me, me, me
A selfish swimmer who pleased herself
That didn't give a toss about anyone else

You can be anything you want, you can be anything you think
You can be anything you like, you can achieve the impossible
Right place, right time, right place, right time