I am the laugh of the fool
Thinking that I could win
By breaking all the rules
Letting pride get in my way
Didn't care what I would say
Hide behind guilty disguise
'Cause my ego needs me tonight

I know it gets in the way
But without it I'm afraid
To face another day
The satisfaction explodes
Conquering every soul
Someday I want to be king
You'll never know what that means
'Cause I'm a man and...

My ego needs me tonight
My ego needs me tonight
My ego needs me tonight
I won't abandon this fight
Don't care who's wrong or what's right
'Cause my ego needs me

Addictive pseudo-control
I'll smack you down
If I think you're on a roll
I just can't take that chance
I have to forge my romance
The side I want you to see
Was really made up for me

Can't you understand that

My ego needs me tonight
My ego needs me tonight
My ego needs me tonight
I won't abandon this fight
Protect my wrong from my right
'Cause my ego needs me tonight

I won't abandon this fight
Don't care who's wrong or what's right
'Cause my ego needs me tonight

You say coward
I say protection
Everybody dances
With their own reflection
Overpower the fragrance
Occupy the flower
No compromise
No compromise
No surrender




Thanks to sethenfang

Thanks to Marcus Peek for these lyrics

                          Thanks to Peek Floyd for these lyrics