Wanna be a smart man
And so I play the part
Laughing like an animal
The only one who gets the joke
Gotta tell you something
I'm shooting in the dark
Only read the prologue
Filling up the room with smoke
Honestly I only wanted to create
Someone you'd appreciate
A mystery man
A lover of the finer things
A boy who's good at listening
I wanna be the real thing
Straight from the horses mouth
Studying my passions
Drawing up a rationale
Depends on what I'm feeling
Or what the mood allows
I was once a kid
Who was dreaming I was someone else
Honestly I only wanted to create
Someone you'd appreciate
A mystery man
A lover of the finer things
A boy who's good at listening to you
And now I'm asking for a break
From finding out what makes me great
I wanna be a young man
And so I play the part
Frenzy in my eyes
And I'm looking for a slice of pie
I wanna be holy man
And so I play the part
Pretending I'm that I'm out
Of the period of doubt I had
I wanna be a rich man
And so I play the part
Credit to the max
Hey I got it just relax old friend
I wanna be a lost man
And so I play the part
Who could ever know?
Who could ever not outgrow their youth?
