Maybe it's because I'm only starting
  That I think it won't take too long
  Maybe it's because I can see you laughing
  That I think you've got it wrong
  Maybe I could be like Robin Hood
  Like and outlaw dressed all in green
  Someone said what's he gonna turn out like
  And someone else said never mind
  Well I was big and bold and more than twice as old
  As all the cats I'd ever seen
  I grew my hair and bought a suit
  Of shiny white or was it cream
  I shook and shivered danced and quivered
  And stood on a mountain top
  No one came from miles around and said
  Man your music is really hot
    Well I knew what they meant because I was a freak
  My throat was tired and worn
  My pretty face just looked out of place
  As they poured on the scorn
  I wrote on yellow paper from a man who was the king
  He said my boy we'll have some crazy scenes
  There weren't any scenes at all like he was talkin' about
  He must've been the king of queens
  Well I could write a million songs about the things I've done
  But I could never sing them so they'd never get sung
  There's a law for the rich and one for the poor
  and there's another one for singers
    It's die young and live much longer
  Spend your money and sit and wonder
  No-one came for miles around
  And said man your music is really funky
    I believe that I must tell the truth
  And say things as they really are
  But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth
  Could I ever be a star
  Nobody knows who's real and who's fakin'
  Everyone's shouting out loud
  It's only the glitter and shine that gets thru
  Where's my Robin Hood outfit
  Well I've come and I've gone before you wink an eye
  No-one ever care enough to say goodbye
  The money's good and the time you have
  Fun and games galore
  But you spend your money and lie in bed forgotten
  And you wonder what you did it for
  No-one came from miles around
  And said man who's he?