When You Wasn't Famous - The Streets

Ahhh see, right

See, the thing that’s got it all fucked up now is camera phones

How the hell am I supposed to be able to do a line

In front of complete strangers

When I know they’ve all got cameras?

When you’re a famous boy, it gets really easy to get girls

It’s all so easy, you get a bit spoilt

So when you try to pull a girl who is also famous too

It feels just like when you wasn’t famous

The celebrity pages in papers don’t tell tales

That are always to the line of the truth

It’s 'til a line at which most likely you’ll have the time

Or enough finance to sue

Which is why it’s so frightening buying papers in the morning

Fearing the next Mike Skinner scoop

'Cause I used to believe what I read

So now I know that others will believe that it’s true

But I realised, with you, the truth can be

A whole lot worse than the flack

My whole life I never thought I’d see a pop star smoke crack

And I must admit I was quite shocked

With that thing you did with me on my back

But, outside in the lobby

I shouldn’t have laughed when you slapped that man

When you’re a famous boy, it gets really easy to get girls

It’s all so easy, you get a bit spoilt

So when you try to pull a girl who is also famous too

It feels just like when you wasn’t famous

You were so much fun

I really got to like you more than you liked me

I really hoped that you’d stay

Considering the amount of prang you’d done

You looked amazing on CD: UK

You learn dances, do promo, cameras flashing

Get in the van and zoom away

I wake up high, diss my beat

Feel hung over and sorry for my doomed day

But I know I got a bit close to you

And that you found it fucking boring

You taught me so much about how to deal

With the fire I’d fallen in

And what version of a rumour

Would next day be everyone’s story of me

You taught me all the realities and turn the page and ignore 'em

When you’re a famous boy, it gets really easy to get girls

It’s all so easy, you get a bit spoilt

So when you try to pull a girl who is also famous too

It feels just like when you wasn’t famous

Anyway, I had to rest my beer hat

Delete my dealer’s number and unroll my bank notes

And we were on borrowed time anyway

What with the daily toilet papers not knowing

And I knew that when the people who thought they knew you

When they found out, I would’ve been mocked

Which is ironic, 'cause in reality

Standing next to you, I look fucking soft

Whenever I see you on MTV, I can’t stop my big wide smile

And past the children’s appeal, I see the darkness behind

We both know the scratches on my back

Much better than the alludes and lies

I miss the bitching and shouting, but I’m glad I got out in time

When you’re a famous boy, it gets really easy to get girls

It’s all so easy, you get a bit spoilt

So when you try to pull a girl who is also famous too

It feels just like when you wasn’t famous

«You can’t keep fucking pop stars

We’ve got a fucking business to run

There are industry repercussions, Michael!»

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