It was my juinor year of high school and these two friends and I
Got these beat up guitars and huge amplifiers
We jamed in a little basement, our own biggest fans
Formed a funk-metal trio called the Love Belly Band
We practiced three whole times before we got our big chance
We were hired to play for our homecoming dance
And it just so happened that there on that day
Was the friend of a brother of a guy who works for RCA
Well all right, I’m droping out of school and signing a record deal

Tell me how good I am
Tell me that I’m the man

My debut record has just hit the streets
It’s in all the music stores on MTV
Millions of fans are flocking the halls
My parents will finaly return my phone calls
I gotta brand new tour bus, roadies and that
Now when I’m on stage guitars are placed in my hands
I’m the king of the world, I’m the top of the heap
‘Cause my record’s been chosen as pick of the week
With a write up in Rolling Stone I’ll be bigger than the king himself

Tell me how good I am
Tell me that I’m the man
Bring me my limo I can’t be seen in a cab
I said pick out the brown ones now how hard is that
I want wine, I want women, I want them know understand
Everybody drop what your doing and tell me how good I am
I’m a rock and roll star

I was handed that revue a day in advance, I was so excited I almost wet my pants
But the part was over, the message was clear, this critic has just crowned me the joke of the year
Well it didn’t take long before the fans all stayed home
Lost my big record deal, mom unplugged the phone
The groupies all left and the money dried up
I broke both my legs in my fall from the top
Oh well, we can always do one of those reunion tours

Tell me how good I am
Tell me that I’m the man
Shower me with praises do the jobs I can’t stand
Tell me…
Tell me how good I am
Tell me that I’m the man
Shower me with praises do the jobs I can’t stand
Somebody tell me how very good I am

Well today started bad, with a kick to the head
Only been an hour since I went to bed
Oh well, I guess I won’t sleep again
Dark man in the dark sunglasses
Saying boys you better move your asses
You just can’t sleep anywhere you want
When you’re here in Texas

I learned to keep myself poor
Always drinking more, than I bring in at the door
Oh well, I guess I’d better run again
But I must have run to slow
‘Cause with my face down in the snow
The man says boy you got to go
You gotta leave Colorado

And I’m a long way from home again
I’m a long way from my family and my friends
Well I’m a long way from home again, but I know
Everything gonna work out right
In the end

Even with these cuffs here on my hands
Locked up tight in the can
Lord you know I’m a lucky man
‘Cause at least I get to eat again
And there’s people worse off in China
This cell’s a great reminder
You just can’t sleep out on the beach
When your in South Carolina

And I’m a long way from home again
I’m a long way from my family and my friends
Well I’m a long way from home again, but I know
Everything gonna work out right
In the end

I’m a long way from home again
I’m a long way from home
I’m a long way from home again

Well today started bad, with a kick to the head
Only been an hour since I went to bed
Oh well, I guess I won’t sleep again

When I look into your eyes I see
All the things and things and things that came and went before and
I’ll be everything you want from me but more and
I’ll go anywhere there is in this small world to go and
I’ll do anything for you
For your love, for your love, for your love
For your love, for your love, I’ll do anything for your love
For your love, for your love, for your love

And then I’m walking down the street, and the earth meets my feet
And I walk up to your door, like I have many times before
I give it a knock, riggitty diggity tot, riggitty diggity tot, I give your door a knock yeah
I’m beggin you please, I’m down on my knees, I’m hear to appease
I’m beggin you please for your love, I’ll do anything for your love
For your love, for your love, for your love

When I look into your eyes I see
All the things and things and things that came and went before and
I’ll be everything you want from me but more and
I’ll go anywhere there is in this small world to go and
I’ll do anything for you
For your love, for your love, for your love
For your love, for your love, I’ll do anything for your love
For your love, for your love, for your love

I found out the other day that nothing’s gonna go my way
All that’s good and all that pays has turn to dust and blown away
And I’m all, I’m all shook up
I am all, I’m all shook up

The other day I overheard there’s one less there and one more bird
All this has been overturned by the bird that made me stop
And I’m all, I’m all shook up
I am all, I’m all shook up

I found out the other day that nothing’s gonna go my way
All that’s good and all that pays has turn to dust and blown away
And I’m all, I’m all shook up
I am all, I’m all shook up
I am all, I’m all shook up
I am all, I am all, I am all, I’m all shook up

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I see you there in my headlights
I guess I caught you by surprise
You sit and stear like a deer on a highway
And I can see through your disguise

I guess I caught you red handed
With your hand in the cookie jar
I can’t believe you had the nerve to do that
In the back seat of my car
It was my car, it was my car

You said you could not control your actions
You didn’t get no satisfaction
You didn’t mean to break my heart
Now you want a new start

I guess for know you will be running scared
And I’ll forget about those times we shared
It’s a shame you had to act that way
It’s a shame you had to stray

I guess I caught you like a criminal
You said you didn’t go that far
I can’t believe you had the nerve to do that
In the back seat of my car
It was my car, it was my car

You said you could not control your actions
You didn’t get no satisfaction
You didn’t mean to break my heart
Now you want a new start