Mott The Hoople - Ballad Of Mott Lyrics
(ian hunter/overend watts/mick ralphs/verden allen/dale griffin)I changed my name in search of fameTo find the midas touchOh i wish i'd never wanted thenWhat i want now twice as muchWe crossed the mighty oceansAnd we had a few dividesBut we never crossed emotionFor we felt too much insideYou know all the tales we tellYou know the band so wellStill i feel, somehow, we let you downWe went off somewhere on the wayAnd now i see we have to payThe rock'n'roll circus is in townBuffin lost his child-like dreamsAnd mick lost his guitarAnd verden grew a line or twoAnd overend's just a rock'n'roll starBehind these shades the visions fadeAs i learn a thing or twoOh but if i had my time againYou all know just what i'd doRock'n'roll's a loser's gameIt mesmerises and i can't explainThe reasons for the sights and for the soundsWe went off somewhere on the wayAnd now i see we have to payThe rock'n'roll circus is in townSo rock'n'roll's a loser's gameIt mesmerises and i can't explainThe reasons for the sights and for the soundsThe greasepaint still sticks to my faceSo what the hell, i can't eraseThe rock'n'roll feeling from my mindFrom my mind...from my mind...from my mindFrom my miiiiiind...from my miiiiind...from my miiiiiiiiindFrom my miiiiiiiiiiiind
