Caroline's Spine - Rock N' Roll Hero lyrics

rate me

By the light of a desk lamp,

I sat 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'd try 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 okay

And I'll finally reach the day

When everybody sings my song

When everybody sings my song

When I'll show you my soul

By the skin of my teeth

I got a break around seventeen

And suddenly everyone's acting so differently to me

And by the bus I call my home

I've seen more miles than I'll ever know

Trying to be some kind of rock n' roll hero

Rock n' 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 okay

Now that I've reached the day

And everybody's singin' my song

And everybody's singin' my song

And I show you my soul

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

Nothing but gold records on my wall

On my wall, they're on my wall

And 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 although it turned out okay

I will always miss the day

When everybody sang my song

When everybody sang my song

When I showed you my soul