Ballad Of Mott (march 26th 1972 Zurich)

(ian hunter/overend watts/mick ralphs/verden allen/dale griffin)



I changed my name in search of fame

To find the midas touch

Oh i wish i'd never wanted then

What i want now twice as much

We crossed the mighty oceans

And we had a few divides

But we never crossed emotion

For we felt too much inside



You know all the tales we tell

You know the band so well

Still i feel, somehow, we let you down

We went off somewhere on the way

And now i see we have to pay

The rock'n'roll circus is in town



Buffin lost his child-like dreams

And mick lost his guitar

And verden grew a line or two

And overend's just a rock'n'roll star

Behind these shades the visions fade

As i learn a thing or two

Oh but if i had my time again

You all know just what i'd do



Rock'n'roll's a loser's game

It mesmerises and i can't explain

The reasons for the sights and for the sounds

We went off somewhere on the way

And now i see we have to pay

The rock'n'roll circus is in town



So rock'n'roll's a loser's game

It mesmerises and i can't explain

The reasons for the sights and for the sounds

The greasepaint still sticks to my face

So what the hell, i can't erase

The rock'n'roll feeling from my mind



From my mind...from my mind...from my mind

From my miiiiiind...from my miiiiind...from my miiiiiiiiind

From my miiiiiiiiiiiind




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