I thought that I could make it 
I thought that I could get by 
With the right brothers at the wrong time 
And that they never, just plain never, was gonna fly

You thought that you were gonna shake it 
You thought that you were so sly 
With a couple of rich friends behind your vaseline lens 
And your hand on the shunt, leave the bastard dry 

When I forget, when I can't remember I 
Call on someone who knows me 

Someone who knows me, someone who knows how I feel
Someone who knows me, someone who can show me 
How I come out on top of this deal
Up to the highest star, down to the hotel bar 
To find someone that knows me

We thought that we were gonna fake it 
We thought we'd go on living a lie 
But it turns out oftentimes the fire burns out 
Long before the ghosts have said goodbye

When I forget, when I can't remember I 
Call on someone who knows me 

Someone who knows me, someone who knows how I feel
Someone who knows me, someone who can show me 
How I come out on top of this deal
Up to the highest star, down to the hotel bar 
To find someone that knows me

Up to the highest star, down to the hotel bar 
To find someone that knows me