and by the light of the desk lamp 

i sat alone with my paper and crayons 

trying to draw the things i saw in my head 

and by the sound of the crickets 

through windows of darkness 

i tried to fit the moon in my mouth 

in my mouth... 



sometimes when i'm alone 

and out of view of my own 

i pretend i'm someone else 

taking a look at myself 

and i wonder what i'll think then 

and i hope i'll be ok 

and i finally reach the day 



when everybody sings my song 

when everybody sings my song 

when i show you my soul 



by the skin of my teeth 

i got a break around seventeen 

and suddenly everyones acting so differently to me 

and by the bus i call my home 

i've seen more miles then i'll ever know 

trying to be some kind of rock and roll hero 

rock and roll hero... 



sometimes when i'm alone 

and out of view of my own 

i pretend i'm someone else 

taking a look at myself 

and i know i'm still thinking 

and i know i feel ok 

now that i've reached the day 



and everybody's singing my song 

and everybody's singing my song 

and i show you my soul 



and by the clock i live 

thought i had so much more to give 

it all came to an end somehow 

but i made it the best i can 

even became a family man 

with nothing but gold records on my wall 

on my wall 

they're on my wall... 



sometimes when i'm alone 

and out of view of my own 

i pretend i'm someone else 

take a look back at myself 

and i wonder what i was thinking 

and i although it turned out 

i will always miss the day 



when everybody sang my song 

when everybody sang my song 

when i showed you my soul