And by the light of the desk lamp I sat alone with my paper and crayons Trying to draw the things i saw in my head And by the sound of the crickets Through windows of darkness I tried to fit the moon in my mouth In my mouth... Sometimes when i'm alone And out of view of my own I pretend i'm someone else Taking a look at myself And i wonder what i'll think then And i hope i'll be ok And i finally reach the day When everybody sings my song When everybody sings my song When i show you my soul By the skin of my teeth I got a break around seventeen And suddenly everyones acting so differently to me And by the bus i call my home I've seen more miles then i'll ever know Trying to be some kind of rock and roll hero Rock and roll hero... Sometimes when i'm alone And out of view of my own I pretend i'm someone else Taking a look at myself And i know i'm still thinking And i know i feel ok Now that i've reached the day And everybody's singing my song And everybody's singing my song And i show you my soul And by the clock i live Thought i had so much more to give It all came to an end somehow But i made it the best i can Even became a family man With nothing but gold records on my wall On my wall They're on my wall... Sometimes when i'm alone And out of view of my own I pretend i'm someone else Take a look back at myself And i wonder what i was thinking And i although it turned out I will always miss the day When everybody sang my song When everybody sang my song When i showed you my soul