No One Came

[Verse 1]

Maybe it's because I'm only starting

That I think it won't take too long

Maybe it's because I can see you laughing

That I think you've got it wrong

Maybe I could be like Robin Hood

Like an outlaw dressed all in green

Someone said, “what's he gonna turn out like?”

Someone else said, “never mind”

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Well, the big and bold were more than twice as old

As all the cats I'd ever seen

I grew my hair and bought a suit of shiny white

Or was it cream?

I shook and shivered, danced and quivered

And stood on a mountain top

[Chorus 1]

No one came from miles around and said

“Man, your music is really hot”

[Verse 2]

Well, I knew what they meant because I was a freak

Ah, my throat was tired and worn

My pretty face just looked out of place

As they poured on the scorn

I wrote on yellow paper from a man who was the king

He said my boy we'll have some crazy scenes

There weren't any scenes at all like he was talking about

He must've been the King of Queens

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Well, I could write a million songs about the things I've done

But I could never sing them, so they'd never get sung

Well, there's a law for the rich and one for the poor

And there's another one for singers

It's die young and live much longer

And spend your money and sit and wonder

[Chorus 2]

No one came for miles around and said

“Man, your music is really funky”

[Guitar Solo]

[Organ Solo]

[Verse 3]

Well, I believe that I must tell the truth

And say things as they really are

But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth

Could I ever be a star?

Nobody knows who's real and who's faking

Everyone's shouting out loud

It's only the glitter and shine that gets through

Where's my Robin Hood outfit?

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Well, I've come and I've gone before you wink an eye

No one even cared enough to say goodbye

The money's good and the times you have

Fun and games galore

But you spend your money, and you lie in bed forgotten

And wonder what you did it for

[Chorus 3]

No one came from miles around and said

“Man, who's he?”

[Instrumental Outro]