I bet you'd feel like talking if I was filming a movie About your life and what it really means From the outside looking in As shadows fill the wall of a cave in a downtown theater All your mistakes add up, well, it's a real tearjerker Your life is such a mess, but everyone's impressed When I play Make no mistake I play, make no mistake It's not the way it should be, it's how it's gonna be It's not a flashback, it's a memory All eyes are fixed on you Fade in, your past crashes in, waves on the lawn Fade out, your last laugh lasts a little too long In your contract, there's a clause, so you better save your applause When I play Make no mistake I play, make no mistake I bet you'd find inspiration if I loaned you a car With a map to the homes of p**no stars I know you dream about that stuff On video when you're alone you can't get enough of her But inside her own home, boy, you can't get it up for her Send in the stunt man Your family will be so proud You're gonna have to peel them from the couch When I play Make no mistake I play, make no mistake If I say act right now in something you believe in I bet you'd say all the good ideas have already been taken So let the vultures have their way Emptying the shelves in the bargain basements Filling the same frames with different places Take one last look at yourself Because the film is running out