Young William Gates at age 38 says life isn't fun anymore   As he smokes by the window in silence    the ghost writer stares at the door   the engineer sighs as the minutes go by   and the emptiness fills up the tape   the transcription service is waiting outside    for a sign that he's made his escape   the young secretary will snap to attention    as the billionare shifts in his seat   while the older assistents trade glances   and the press agent gets to his feet   the great man will reach with one trembling hand   for the drink that never leaves his side   as the glass slips through his fingers   he'll look to the camera as if to confide and say:      I'm just a man   and there's been a mistake   no one deserves all the things I've been given   and no one can earn all the things I have taken      The rock and roll star stares down at his guitar    and for once in his life words won't come   one million fans slip into silence   by the beat of one lonely kick drum   the next song's all done before it's even begun   and the applause is barely even there   as the manager seats in a back stage control room   convincing himself he should care   the rythm guitarist's climbing into his car   before anyone even notices his gone   and the ladies backstage are all feelin' their age   as they pull their toy fishnets back on   now there's one lonely figure standing under the spotlight   as the crowd slowley trickles away   he raises his hand in a familiar gesture   steps to the mic and lowers his head to say:      I'm just a man   and there's been a mistake   no one deserves all the things I've been given   and no one can earn all the things I have taken      The president stares as the camera records   the blank look in his eyes   two men in a bunker touch keys in their pockets   he opens his mouth   the world holds its breath   he says      I'm just a man   and there's been a mistake   no one deserves all the things I've been given   and no one can earn all the things I have taken