I bought myself a liarbird   He came with free drinks just to blur   The lies falling out like rain   On an average English summer's afternoon      I bought myself a new notebook   Sharpened my guitar and went to look   If this biz was just as bongo as the liarbird made out      All he would say   Is “I can make you famous”   All he would say   All he would say   “Just like a household name” is   All he would say      Methinks world is for you   Made of what you believe   If it's false or if it's true   You can read it in your bible   Or on the back of this record sleeve      I bought myself a liarbird   Things got more and more absurd   It changed to a cuckoo   And expanded filling up with all I gave      I bought myself a big mistake   He grew too greedy, bough will break   And then we will find that liarbirds   Are really flightless on their own      All he would say   Is “I can make you famous”   All he would say   All he would say   “Just like a household name” is   All he would say      Methinks world is for you   There's no handing it back   If it's false or it's true   You can read it in your prayer book   Or on the side of a cornflake pack      I gave away a liarbird   A couple less drinks and now I've heard   The truth shining out like sun   On an average English winter's afternoon