Wastrel
You started out with empty hands
Knockin' around in dead-end bands
Barely enough to earn a crust
About to give it up and say "needs must"
The talent was there for all to see
You own that axe like a sucker's owned by Mr T
The break you craved, it finally came
A one-way ticket, yeah, a fast track to fame
But now you're wasted
When you had tasted
The fortune and the fame
And now you're wasted
You'd reached the summit, or so you thought
But like a fly in a spiderweb, you were caught
Cocaine and smack, your new best friends
But deep inside you knew this is where it ends
The bigger they are the harder they fall
Looks like it wasn't meant to be your fate after all
You thought your gift was heaven sent
But your get up and go, well it just got up and went
And now you're wasted
When you coulda tasted
The pleasure and the pain
And now you're wasted
Flippin' burgers and pickin' up tips
A weekend warrior, you still like to let it rip
Payin' your dues, looking for that break
But glory proved too much for you to take
But now you're wasted
When you had tasted
The fortune and the fame
Don't quit the day job!
Knockin' around in dead-end bands
Barely enough to earn a crust
About to give it up and say "needs must"
The talent was there for all to see
You own that axe like a sucker's owned by Mr T
The break you craved, it finally came
A one-way ticket, yeah, a fast track to fame
But now you're wasted
When you had tasted
The fortune and the fame
And now you're wasted
You'd reached the summit, or so you thought
But like a fly in a spiderweb, you were caught
Cocaine and smack, your new best friends
But deep inside you knew this is where it ends
The bigger they are the harder they fall
Looks like it wasn't meant to be your fate after all
You thought your gift was heaven sent
But your get up and go, well it just got up and went
And now you're wasted
When you coulda tasted
The pleasure and the pain
And now you're wasted
Flippin' burgers and pickin' up tips
A weekend warrior, you still like to let it rip
Payin' your dues, looking for that break
But glory proved too much for you to take
But now you're wasted
When you had tasted
The fortune and the fame
Don't quit the day job!
Credits
Writer(s): Matteo Napolitano
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