The way I see it he said, You just can´t win it Everybody´s in it for their own gain You can´t please-em all There´s always somebody callin´ you down
I do my best, and I do good business There´s a lot o´ people askin´ for my time There tryin´ to get ahead There tryin´ to be a good friend of mine I was free man in Paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody callin´ me up for favors And no one´s future to decide You know I´d go back there tomorrow But for the work I´ve taken on Stokin´ the star maker machinery Behind the popular song I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers Lately I wonder what I do it for If I had my way I´d just walk out those doors and wander Down the champs D´elyses, going caf‚ to cabaret Thinking how I´ll feel