He's walking down a dirty alley A bottle of bad booze in his hand A worn old raincoat's hanging shabby On a broken sculpture once called a man And no one really wants to know him He wanders aimless on and on The senile drug is seeping through him This human life is a just a "con" It's cold outside he ain't got nothing He only owns what he has on The shadow of a man is lying On a park bench all alone He wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Just wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars He's freezing in the d**h of nighttime Newspapers covering his bed People read the banner headline But no one sees inside his head He wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Just wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Watchout Yes, no one really wants to know him He wanders aimless on and on The senile drug is seeping through him This human life is a just a "con" He wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Just wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars He wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Just wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars He wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Just wanted to be in the headlines He wanted to reach for the stars Wanted to reach for the stars