Write it on a page Write it out again At least until I get it Now do you understand Come along with me There's a couple things I think I want to show you I think I want to show you Oh, I could try to play pretend I could get dressed up and look real fine tonight Could do something new with my hair Look, I'm a famous actor I want to do everything But I never end up doing a thing I'll write a record in my bed Show you that I'm important ♪ Light up the stage Oh, baby, I can make it living in my ways Doing my own thing It won't mean much to me ordering in again Just like we did yesterday Like we do every day But maybe we'll go out and we'll dance I could cut up a big, big rug tonight And then you would turn to your friends And you would say "he's all mine" Then we could drive out to the lake We could do something they write books about Throw rocks out into the water Hey look, we're interesting Write it on a page Get it from your mind, from your heart, from your heart Time eats away Makes you a little softer, a little quieter and a little more tired I'm like the engine of a jet plane I'm like a bullet in the chamber tonight I went and bought a brand new hat Learned seven different languages I want to have a new habit I want to do something I know is bad Everyone will know who I am Look, I'm a famous actor