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