Caroline's Spine - Rock N' Roll Hero lyrics

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 Sometimes when I'm alone And out of view of my own I pretend I'm someone else Taking a look at myself I wonder whatI'll think then And I hope I'll be O.K And I 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 Suddenly everyone is 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 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 O.K 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 Sometimes when I'm alone And out of view of my ow n I pretend I'm someone else Take a look back at myself And I wonder what I was thinking And although it turned out O.K I will always miss the day... When everybody sang my song... When everybody sang my song... When I showed you my soul...