Mott The Hoople - Ballad Of Mott (march 26th 1972 Zurich) lyrics

(ian hunter/overend watts/mick ralphs/verden allen/dale griffin) 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 miiiiiind...from my miiiiind...from my miiiiiiiiind From my miiiiiiiiiiiind