Ballad Of Mott The Hoople Lyrics - Live 2013 - 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 mesmerizes 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 mesmerizes 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 mind, from my mind, from my mind 

From my mind