Success Story Lyrics - John Entwistle

Friday night, I'm on my way home 

They oughtta make work a crime 

I'm home for the weekend 

Gonna make the most of my time 

There's a rock and roll singer 

On the television 

Givin' up his music, gonna take up religion 

Deserting rock and roll to try to save his soul 

Saturday night, got a gig with the band 

Playin' the electric guitar 

Someday, I'm gonna make it 

Gonna be a super-duper star 

Buy a big flashy car 

And a house for my ma 

The big break better happen soon 

'cause I'm pushin' twenty-one 

Just like Cinderella, 

when she couldn't go to the ball 

(a voice said), "I'm your fairy manager, 

you shall play Carnegie Hall." 

I've gotta give up my day job 

To become a heart throb 

I may go far 

If I smash my guitar 

Away for the weekend, I gotta play some one-night stands 

Six for the taxman and one for the band 

Back in the studio to make our latest number one 

Take 276, you know this used to be fun... 

Sunday mornin', I just got home 

Six and the birds are singin' 

I need a drink, and my clothes are wet 

Ooh and my ears are still ringin' 

There's a rock and roll singer 

Boppin' on the TV 

He used to be a preacher 

But now he sings in a major key 

Amended his decision to the new religion