[brrring, brrring] Hello-o  Ahh, hi, how are you man, I'm not too bright  Look I'm sorry to disturb you at this ungodly hour of night  I thought I'd let you know that I'm a-leavin' town for good  You haven't really helped me the way you said you would, no  Now listen, you said I'd make the big time, playin' rock and roll  Well you know I've always been a fairly trusting soul  I said I like it and I want it and I need it pretty bad  So you took me to the cleaners for everything I had  And I'm a-gettin' kinda tired of the way things are  You promised me you'd make me a superstar  I bought a gold lame suit and a Gibson guitar  And practised all day-ay while you sat in the bar, yes you did now  Ooh, well it ain't no fun livng life with a head full of songs  And when ever I try to sing 'em, man, you do somethin' wrong  I want to be a shinin' light for all the world to see  So Billy, Brian and Johnny will stop laughin' at me, yeah  And I'm a-gettin' kinda tired of the way things are  You promised me you'd make me a superstar  I bought a gold lame suit and a Gibson guitar  And practised all day-ay while you sat in the bar, now listen  Well you're probably thinkin' I'm ungrateful, man  And if you think I'm complainin', well you're right, I am  I've got no food, no car, no money in the bank  My ship ain't coming in, it hit a rock and sank  And I'm a-gettin' kinda tired of the way things are  You promised me you'd make me a superstar  I bought a gold lame suit and a Gibson guitar  And practised all day-ay while you sat in the bar, yes you did now  Yeah-yeah-yeah  Wooh, I'm a-gettin' kinda tired of the