(I Never Wanted) To Be A Star

I was 17

You were working for Matthew and Son

The Beatles met the Queen

And I wrote, "I'm gonna get me a gun," yeah, yeah

It was like a dream in the star machine

And, oh no, is it so, is it so?

I never wanted to be a star

I never wanted to travel far

I only wanted a little bit of love

So I could put a little love in my heart

I never wanted to be la-dee-da

Go to parties, avec le bourgeois

I only wanted to sing my song well

So I could ring a small bell in your heart

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I was on the road

Sleeping between lorry lights, oh, no

Stone-drunk and cold

Headin' into a bad night, yeah, yeah

Just another bean in the star machine

Hi-ho, here I go, here I go

I never wanted to be a star

Buy my mom a Ferrari car

I only want to run my own race

So I could win a small place in your heart

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Nature found a way

It picked me up off the dark side, yeah, yeah

Showed me another day

It made me sing, I think I see the light

Not another bean in the star machine

Oh, no, this time I won't go

I never wanted to be a star

I never wanted to travel far

I only wanted a little bit of love

So I could put a little love in my heart