So You Want To Be (Digitally Remastered 1996)

So You Want To Be

Patti Smith Group

So, you want to be a Rock 'n Roll star

Well, listen now to what I say

Get yourself an electric guitar

And take some time and learn how to play

And when you hair's combed right

And your pants are tight

It's gonna be all right

With this time that you go downtown

To the agent man, he won't let you down

Sell your soul to the company

They're all waiting there to sell plastic wares

And in a week or two

If you break the charts

The girls will tear you apart

What you pay for all these riches and fame

Well, it's all a vicious game, you're a little insane

What you get is the public acclaim

Don't forget who you are, you're a Rock 'n Roll star

Hey you, come here, get up

Ah, this is the era where everybody creates

Recognize my face? They call me, 'Broken Glass'

That's because of his sound that I got Incomprehensible

What you pay for all these riches and fame

Well, it's all a vicious game, you're a little insane

Well, you're a little insane oh, a little insane

'Cause the thing that you gain is the public acclaim

Don't forget who you are, don't forget who you are

Don't forget who you are, you're a Rock 'n Roll star