Caroline's Spine Lyrics
"Rock N' Roll Hero"

By the light of a desk lamp,
I sat with my paper and crayons
Trying to draw the things I saw in my head

And by the sound of the crickets
Through windows of darkness
I'd try to fit the moon in my mouth
In my mouth

Sometimes when I'm alone
And out of view of my own
I pretend I'm someone else
Taking a look at myself

And I wonder what I'll think then
And I hope I'll be okay
And I'll finally reach the day

When everybody sings my song
When everybody sings my song
When I'll show you my soul

By the skin of my teeth
I got a break around seventeen
And suddenly everyone's acting so differently to me

And by the bus I call my home
I've seen more miles than I'll ever know
Trying to be some kind of rock n' roll hero
Rock n' roll hero

Sometimes when I'm alone
And out of view of my own
I pretend I'm someone else
Taking a look at myself

And I know I'm still thinking
And I know I feel okay
Now that I've reached the day

And everybody's singin' my song
And everybody's singin' my song
And I show you my soul

By the clock I live,
Thought I had so much more to give
It all came to an end somehow

But I made it the best I can
Even became a family man
Nothing but gold records on my wall
On my wall, they're on my wall

And sometimes when I'm alone
And out of view of my own
I pretend I'm someone else
Take a look back at myself

And I wonder what I was thinking
And although it turned out okay
I will always miss the day

When everybody sang my song
When everybody sang my song
When I showed you my soul