Throughout all the lean years The sad in between years Living behind my gun Tryin' to be a hero
The glare of the spotlight Shone down on my life Blinding my schoolboy dreams A Rock 'n' Roll hero
Tonight I'm dancing in my backyard Nobody here to share my dream A dancer with a score of zero But I'm beautiful I'm so beautiful
I watch the drivers on the freeway And everyone is going home To a family That waits on their hero
Tonight I'm watching on the small screen A man forgotten, just like me Fell from the stratosphere to zero But he's beautiful Much more beautiful A Rock 'n' Roll hero
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From out of the lean years The sad in between years Hiding behind my gun A Rock 'n' Roll hero