Slim's Song

There once was this band

I'm telling you those boys could rock

Slim played his guitar like an astronaut

But behind the backstage door

Somebody turned green for sure

Outshined by the star people loved and adored

They started in the garage practicing

They thought they'd always be the best of friends

A little too much of the light on Slim

And he's lonely at the top

The band hit the stage

But the crowd only called for Slim

He was the man of the times

He meant everything

When the crowd called for more

The band did a worldwide tour

And he was running the show

Just like an ego-whore

They started in the garage practicing

They thought they'd always be the best of friends

A little too much of the light on Slim

A little too much light for any man

Then he started trying to run the show

The band left, they couldn't take no more

Now that fool's singing solo

He's feeling so low

He thought he had everything

But it was all just a dream

Cause when you're alone no one sings harmony

And then the bottom just dropped

When the music just stopped

This may come as a shock

But it's lonely at the top

In the end of an age and a star turned stardust

Lined with ashes of dreams and bloody music sheets

And the fame killed our friend

We tried again but the chance was slim

Victim of the music industries' beast within

They started in the garage practicing

They thought they'd always be the best of friends

A little too much of the light on Slim

Too much light for any man

Then he started trying to run the show

We had to leave, we couldn't take no more

Now that fool is just singing solo, alone

Lonely at the top