Everybody Knows My Name

Everybody knows my name

Everybody wants the fame

Everybody wants to see

Everybody wants a piece of me

Everybody wants the fun

Everybody needs the gun

Everybody, be so kind

Oh, still got my piece of mind

Everybody knows my name

Everybody, can you feel my pain?

I was born a poor boy, left home when I was four

Mama never named me, so I never was for sure

I learned to read enough to know life wasn't so kind

All I own is my guitar and a little peace of mind

Everybody knows my name

Everybody, play the game

Everybody wants the fame

Everybody knows my name

I went out into the world to find my place in life

I'm learning more every day, surviving really bites

They used me for a line of coke, needles, knives and guns

I said to myself, "I've found home, 'cause this place sounds like fun."

Everybody knows my name

Everybody, play the game

Everybody wants the fame

Everybody knows my name

I've seen holy rollers and the midnight strollers

Cops shake with fear

High heels clicking, and a red lipstick

And the blood, the sweat and the tears

I've read about a man who died on a cross for everybody's sins

If you want to make a change you gotta put your faith in him

Seen the limelight in New York City

I've seen the rainbow in Hollywood

I walked the streets of London, England

The streets of gold look so good

I voted for their politician

I've seen all the dirty religion

Wore their three-piece suits

But I didn't wear the army boots

I didn't fire the guns of war

I never knew what we were fighting for

Everybody wants the fame

Everybody knows my name

Everybody wants the fame

Everybody knows my name