John Wesley Harding
John Wesley Harding - The Star Struck Banner lyrics
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There's entertainment news on the hotel tv They run it for 24 hours Where stars discuss celebrity And celebrities talk about stars And who's having who on so and so's set The lifestyles of the rich and useless From Queen Julia down to King Kong They got everybody singing that song But everybody's got it wrong It makes me stutter, makes me stammer So let's fly it high The Star-Struck Banner Here's how it works and here's a spanner Stick It In! I know that woman and she can't act And I know who bought her breasts Once she wanted to get to grips with me Now she can't get me off her chest I saw the photos of their wedding day Now she's another gay divorcee Well, they can blame it on the media but I'm not buying All their crocodile tears or their wolf crying If you get it and you don't want it Then you're not trying It makes me stutter, makes me stammer So let's fly it high The Star-Struck Banner Here's how it works and here's a spanner Stick It In! I read the papers, looking for the news All I see is excuses for irrelevance If you thought no-one was dying then you'd be excused It's an insult to the unintelligent (I burned bright for ten minutes one night With a girl who had a bit part in ... who cares? But my hard work failed when she checked my sales And threw me down the stairs) Me, I'm just an armchair outlaw Trying to make ends meet But when I try a little psycho maths Well it knocks me off my feet I've heard there's no Gods left anymore So what do we wanna make these new ones for? We'll just say our prayers like we know we should Get on our knees and pray to Holywood But it ain't gonna do us no good It makes me stutter, makes me stammer So let's fly it high The Star-Struck Banner Here's how it works and here's a spanner Stick It In!