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Artist: James Reyne
Canonical path: /james-reyne/stage-fright
Related lyric paths: 6
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Stage Fright
Read Stage Fright lyrics by James Reyne on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Stage Fright
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I want everyone to think I've got the Gonzo connection
As I hide behind my pseudonym and grammar correction
Trying to find a story
Trying to find an angle
Trying to see how many free lunches I can wrangle
Chorus
It's alright
Stagefright
It's alright
Stagefright
It's alright
Me and Rick were talking, sitting at the bar
Full-blown come on over looking like a star
We say "Hey Mr. Barman, buy this man a beer
He's a real Jet Jackson, synthesiser sneer"
Chorus
Bridge: I look like a lizard
But feel like smoking
I'm on a dead-line for dreams
I know I'm a dead-beat
I know I'm choking
I need a head-line that screams
I'm always at them parties, never on TV
Even New York Steve says "It's a blast!" to me
I say, "Hi there Steve, who's that sweet lady on your arm?"
He says, "Check you later" with that Manhattan charm
Chorus
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James Reyne performs "Stage Fright", and this lyric page sits inside the James Reyne catalog on LyroVerse.
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