Mott The Hoople — Ballad Of Mott The Hoople March 26th 1972 Zürich

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] We crossed the mighty oceans And we had a few divides But we never crossed emotion For we felt too much inside [Chorus] 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Verse 4] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Outro] From my mind From my mind From my mind From my miiiiiiiiiiiind From my miiiiiiiiiiiind From my miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind From my miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind