I'm no Marlon Brando (Marlon Brando)
I'm no Randolph Hearst (Randolph Hearst)
I'm just some sad guy (Some sad guy)
Who's dreams gone bust (Dreams just burst)
There's no use in saying you could have been...
A superstar of the silver screen (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
The coolest dude on the music scene (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
A superstar of the silver screen (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
The coolest dude on the music scene (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Well I'm not David Bowie (David Bowie)
Well I tried to be him (To be him)
Got no fame or glory (Fame or glory)
All I've been's a never-been (Never-been)
Yeah, there's no sadder story (Sadder Story)
My potential down in flames (Down in flames)
Never got the breaks man (Got those breaks man)
Too pure to play those games (Play those games)
No use in saying you could have been...
A superstar of the silver screen (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
The coolest dude on the music scene (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
A superstar of the silver screen (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
The coolest dude on the music scene (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
You see that guy over there?
That could have been me
No - I'm not a has-been I'm a never-been
No use saying you could have been...
A superstar of the silver screen (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
The coolest dude on the music scene (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
A superstar of the silver screen (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
The coolest dude on the music scene (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)