Lyrics

Fame Game

Fame... fame... fame...

When I was young and stupid I thought I wanted fame.
I knew it was elusive, I knew that world was fake.
I know now there are vampires trying to play the fame game.

If I make it, I make it on a prayer.
I folded under pressure. I was caught unaware.
I was a-kicking and a-screaming trying to play the fame game.

I hear 'em saying it's lonely at the top... top...
Listen to me saying it's crowded on the bottom rock.
There ain't no middle when your trying to play the fame game... the fame game...
Whose playin' the fame game, playin' the famed fame game?

Under pressure with the spotlight glaring down.
I was sufferin' my eleventh nervous breakdown.
I must be crazy trying to play the fame game.

There's someone listening. There's someone at my door.
I won't make that mistake again, I'm not just paranoid.
Whose that, whose there at my window trying to play the fame game?

I hear 'em saying it's lonely at the top... top...
Listen to me saying it's crowded on the bottom rock.
It'll make you meltdown trying to play the fame game... the fame game...
Whose playing the fame game, playing the famed fame game?

So you wanna be famous where everyone knows your name.
Be careful what you wish for. Be careful what you say.
There's always someone listening when your trying to play the fame game.

So you wanna be famous where everyone knows your face.
Your privacy's invaded. Everything's fair game.
It's a long way up when your trying to play the fame game.

So you wanna be famous where everyone knows your name.
Be careful what you wish for. Be careful what you say.
It's a long way down when your trying to play the fame game... the fame game...
Whose playing the fame game, playing the famed fame game?