John Wesley Harding - The Star Struck Banner Lyrics
Theres entertainment news on the hotel tvThey run it for 24 hoursWhere stars discuss celebrityAnd celebrities talk about starsAnd whos having who on so and sos setThe lifestyles of the rich and uselessFrom queen julia down to king kongThey got everybody singing that songBut everybodys got it wrongIt makes me stutter, makes me stammerSo lets fly it highThe star-struck bannerHeres how it works and heres a spannerStick it in!I know that woman and she cant actAnd I know who bought her breastsOnce she wanted to get to grips with meNow she cant get me off her chestI saw the photos of their wedding dayNow shes another gay divorceeWell, they can blame it on the media but Im not buyingAll their crocodile tears or their wolf cryingIf you get it and you dont want itThen youre not tryingIt makes me stutter, makes me stammerSo lets fly it highThe star-struck bannerHeres how it works and heres a spannerStick it in!I read the papers, looking for the newsAll I see is excuses for irrelevanceIf you thought no-one was dying then youd be excusedIts an insult to the unintelligent(I burned bright for ten minutes one nightWith a girl who had a bit part in ... who cares?But my hard work failed when she checked my salesAnd threw me down the stairs)Me, Im just an armchair outlawTrying to make ends meetBut when I try a little psycho mathsWell it knocks me off my feetIve heard theres no gods left anymoreSo what do we wanna make these new ones for?Well just say our prayers like we know we shouldGet on our knees and pray to holywoodBut it aint gonna do us no goodIt makes me stutter, makes me stammerSo lets fly it highThe star-struck bannerHeres how it works and heres a spannerStick it in!
