Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her
Thumb in the shape of an "L" on her forehead
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You9re bundled up now but wait 'til you get older
But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture
The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The waters getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire how about yours
That's the way I like it and I never get bored

(2x)
Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Somebody once asked, "could you spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place"
I said yep what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change.

Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
(2x)
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold.

it ain4t no joke
I4d like to buy the world a toke
and teach the world to sing in perfect harmony
and teach the world to snuff the fires and the liars
hey I know it4s just a song but it4s spice for the recipe
this is a love attack
I know it went out but it4s back
it4s just like any fad it retracts before impact
and it4s just like fashion it4s a passion for the with it and hip
if ya got the goods they4ll come and buy it just to stay in the clique

so don4t delay, act now, supplies are running out
allow, if you4re still alive, six to eight years to arrive
and if you follow there may be a tomorrow
but if the offer is shun you might as well be walkin4 on the sun

twenty-five years ago they spoke out and they broke out
of recession and oppression and together they toked
and they folked out with guitars around a bon fire
just singin4 and clappin4 man what the hell happened
some were spellbound some were hellbound
some they fell down and some got back up
and fought back 4gainst the melt down
and their kids were hippie chicks and hypocrites
because fashion is smashin4 the true meaning of it

so don4t delay, act now, supplies are running out
allow, if you4re still alive, six to eight years to arrive
and if you follow there may be a tomorrow
but if the offer is shun you might as well be walkin4 on the sun

it ain4t no joke when mama4s handkerchief is soaked
with her tears because her baby4s life has been revoked
the bond is broke up so choke up and focus on the close up
Mr Wizard can4t perform no god like hocus pocus
so don4t sit back, kick back and watch the world get bushwacked
news at 10 your neighbourhood is under attack
put away the crack before the crack puts you away
you need to be there when your babies are old enough to relate

so don4t delay, act now, supplies are running out
allow, if you4re still alive, six to eight years to arrive
and if you follow there may be a tomorrow
but if the offer is shun you might as well be walkin4 on the sun.