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All proceeds from downloads of this song will be donated to Appalachia Service Project of Katonah, NY. This song was written by Barry Mangione and his online audience during the live web show, Barry On The Spot. Each week the artist and the audience collaborate on a different topic to write a song in 30 minutes. For this show, the inspiration was "sex, drugs and rock & roll." Lyrical inspiration for this song was provided by Brent Lechner, Elvis Gutierrez, Bianca Mollicone, Matt Colson, and George Haslin.
lyrics
Dressing room is trashed
And the bus won't start
I get high so often
I need a crash cart
Can't think straight
Too many brain farts
I used up my stash
With just one spark
The rockstar life is a royal pain
I just banged a chick, but I don't know her name
The rockstar life is a losing game
You pay a heavy price for fortune and fame
It was rock & roll
That brought me here
Cocaine drove the bus
And I rode shotgun with beer
I let go of the wheel
And let pussy steer
With rock & roll
I had nothing to fear
The rockstar life is a royal pain
I just banged a chick, but I don't know her name
The rockstar life is a losing game
You pay a heavy price for fortune and fame
Preparation H is running through my mind
'Cause I'm getting so much ass
But I'm having a shitty time
The rockstar life is a royal pain
I just banged a chick, but I don't know her name
The rockstar life is a losing game
You pay a heavy price for fortune and fame
The rockstar life is a royal pain
The rockstar life is a losing game
The rockstar life, gotta get me some
When I play your town, you better cum
credits
released May 16, 2012
Performed by Barry Mangione.
Music by Barry Mangione.
Lyrics by Barry Mangione, Brent Lechner, Elvis Gutierrez, Bianca Mollicone, Matt Colson, and George Haslin.
Barry Mangione is a NY-based singer/songwriter and the host of the weekly live streaming show Barry On The Spot on ConcertWindow.com, where he and his online audience write a song together LIVE within 30 minutes.
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