Richard Carpenter - The Other Side of Paradise lyrics

[Verse 1] When I was young and stupid My love left to be a rock and roll star He told me, "Please, don't worry" Wise little smile that spoke so safely He booked a one-way ticket Out west, that's where they make it Six kids stuck in a bedsit To sunswept poolside riches [Verse 2] He met a girl who wore Versace Pink feather coats and jumbo j**ellery Gonna be a hoop phenomenon He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwon He's got a gold Camaro He said over the payphone I try to keep my cool but My life turns in slow motion [Chorus] Bye-bye, baby blue I wish you could see the wicked truth Caught up in a rush, it's k**ing you Screaming at the sun you blow into Curled up in a grip when we were us Fingers in a fist like you might run I settle for a ghost I never knew Super-paradise I held on to But I settle for a ghost [Verse 3] When I was from NOLA No one left to be a rock and roll star He'd stay and treat his lady Give everything to his new baby I miss him, don't you blame me? That boy went stone cold crazy Caught up in camera lust He's chasing that pappy pipe dream [Bridge] I know you don't but I I know you don't but I still try My thunder shook him down My thunder came and shook him down That girl is gone but I That girl is gone but I still try I think it's over now The bullet hit but maybe not I feel so f**ing numb It hits my head and I feel numb My body's looking wrong My body's looking wrong My body's looking wrong [Chorus] Bye-bye, baby blue I wish you could see the wicked truth Caught up in a rush, it's k**ing you Screaming at the sun you blow into Curled up in a grip when we were us Fingers in a fist like you might run I settle for a ghost I never knew Super-paradise I held on to But I settle for a ghost