You Didn't Know Me When

There's a few things I haven't told you
 And before you hear them from someone else
 To clear up misconceptions
 I'd rather tell you myself
 There was a time
 I rode a roller coaster
 From Coney Island to Key West
 I held on with one finger
 So the other ten could rest
 It may be hard to believe
 Hard to comprehend
 But baby, you didn't know me when
 I played third chair trombone
 In an out-of-work polka band
 We looked for gigs on ships
 In countries that had no land
 It may be hard to believe
 We hit the top ten
 But baby, you didn't know me when
 If you want a resume I'll put it in writing
 It's only good for a day
 And the contents are frightening
 I gave long-winded speeches
 I was a head-of-state
 And I wrote an endless novel
 Called See Jane Love and Hate
 It may be hard to believe
 I'm reticent
 But baby, you didn't know me when
 If you want a resume I'll put it in writing
 It's only good for a day
 And the contents are frightening
 I gave long-winded speeches
 And I was a head-of-state
 I wrote an endless novel
 Called See Jane Love and Hate
 It may be hard to believe
 I'm reticent
 But baby, baby, mm... baby
 You didn't know me when