The Fratellis - I'm Gonna Be Your Elvis lyrics

Well I never thought of myself as a subtle kind of man I dreamed I was alive one time before the world began And every time I walk the street my troubles drag my heels I could not pretend that I wasn't lost in how it feels I'm gonna be your Elvis I'm gonna be your Steve McQueen I was dead long before I was born, my mother did proclaim Send him back to Jesus, tell him I was not to blame Well well well tell me how can I refuse When every angel left in heaven bet that I would lose The sound of frozen bells and horns was all that I could hear And every word that I ignored was ringing in my ear I could not pretend that I was even half amused When all they ever told me left me shaken and confused I'm gonna be your Elvis I'm gonna be your Steve McQueen I'm gonna be the man you could not dream Well I shaked out right on down the road til no one knew my name The future came and went so fast I almost bet the same I slept a guilty sleep for seven years I was a ghost Of everyone I ever loved I loved myself the most When everyone was breaking up I was breaking down I kept myself amused in high heeled shoes and sequin gowns Those voices on the radio, they all just made me numb So I covered up my ears with bandages and bubble gum And I boarded up the windows and I denied that I was me I sold my brains for science and my soul for security Now I'm a walking shadow of the fool I used to be I heard they held my funeral and there was no one there but me I'm gonna be your Elvis I'm gonna be your Steve McQueen I'm gonna be your terrorist I'm gonna be your Steve McQueen I'm gonna be the man you could not dream The man you could not dream The man you could not dream The man you could not dream The man you could not dream