Close Encounters of the Richard Kind (feat. OK Cool & Joe Baughman + the Righteous Few)
Pocketboy Solid
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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pocketboy Solid
Performer
Bryan Lewis
Synthesizer
Joseph David Baughman
Lead Vocals
Bridget Stiebris
Drums
Haley Blomquist
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph David Baughman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bryan Lewis
Producer
Roscoe Baggins
Producer
Calvin Lauber
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
You see me standing in the cereal aisle
You think you recognize my face
As my name dances on the tip of your tongue
I bend down and grab a damaged box of frosted flakes
You do not have the confidence to make your move
And shoot to kill
I feel I deserve much better than this
But if I don't take this damaged box nobody else will
I'm a character actor, gonna take the part
And turn the worst of lines into a work of art
You weren't expecting me to enter your life
It wasn't long but you gotta say I kept it real
I didn't expect you to remember my name
But you'll remember the sensations that I made you feel
It's not that I'm incapable of staying committed
For the long haul
There are just too many different people to be
I cannot rest, I cannot stop until I've been them all
I'm a character actor, gotta take the role
And give the world yet another piece of my soul
Can't you tell that I lose myself in everything that I do
Can't you tell that I break myself
And then I gather up the pieces to make something new
I'm a character actor, gonna play it straight
And when things get heavy I can pull our weight
I won't ever make it as a leading man
But I'll play it as honest as only I can
I'm not the diamond, I'm the filigree
In a beautiful obscurity
But at any moment I could steal the show
And get written off into the great unknown
I might not make it out of this scene alive
But I'm a character actor baby while I die
You know I'll thrive
When life gives you lemons, just kick it Jesse Plemons
If you're energy is spotty, flip it sideways Paul Giamatti
Or if you feel like you're in a pinch
Just ride that mighty wind Jane Lynch
And if there's a virus that you just can't ditch
Eradicate it just by being John Malkovich
When Everything Everywhere feels all wrong
Remember you're The Golden Child James Hong
Just find your Memento of levity Stephen Tobolowsky
You think you can't cut it but you can though
Just takes some love and mercy Paul Dano
You can't ever fail you're character actor Margo Martindale
Written by: Joseph David Baughman
