Ballad of Mott The Hoople

I changed my name in search of fame
 To find the Midas touch
 Oh I wish I'd never wanted then
 What I want now twice as much
 We crossed the mighty oceans
 And we had a few divides
 But we never crossed emotion
 For we felt too much inside
 You know all the tales we tell
 You know the band so well
 Still I feel, somehow, we let you down
 We went off somewhere on the way
 And now I see we have to pay
 The rock'n'roll circus is in town
 Buffin lost his child-like dreams
 And Mick lost his guitar
 And Verden grew a line or two
 And Overend's just a rock'n'roll star
 Behind these shades the visions fade
 As I learn a thing or two
 Oh but if I had my time again
 You all know just what I'd do
 Rock'n'roll's a loser's game
 It mesmerises and I can't explain
 The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
 We went off somewhere on the way
 And now I see we have to pay
 The rock'n'roll circus is in town
 So Rock'n'roll's a loser's game
 It mesmerises and I can't explain
 The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
 The greasepaint still sticks to my face
 So what the hell, I can't erase
 The rock'n'roll feeling from my mind
 From my mind... from my mind... from my mind
 From my miiind... from my miiind... from my miiind
 From my miiind