I am a frustrated musician
castrated by the industry
that keeps me working frugally
as a janitor of four buildings
a job that sadly is not me
Places I clean are studios
they make fortunes on what’ s musical
why did I chose that scenario?
Cleaning places where
I'll never get to go
dusting microphones
in the afterglows
of someone else shows
that answer's easy
but the facts all blow…
It gets my foot in their doors
each night you see
I guess I like being close
to what l’ll never be
millions who
who eventually
will just let it all be,
set their damned dreams free
cause they never found the keys
So they spend their days in misery
I spend my nights
in places that they'll never see ,
coming face to face
with reality
that it’s hard to make
money artistically
But Hey, you won’t find a
spot of dust at "Spotify"
When it comes to Spic & Span
they know that I’m their guy
and I leave the "Threshold
Studios" impeccable
with fingerprints or
smudges undetectable
and "The Electric Lady"
she gets all dressed up
after I’m done cleaning
what musicians mess up
and at "The Platinum….."
after I come in
the studio's Titanium.
I have a huge, ring of keys
that allows me in
all of these places
with a hungry grin
I put my headphones on
and pretend I’m a star
who has ten millon hits
and a new Jagaur.....
and then I shake and I jiggle
as I am cleaning with ease
all the tools of my profession
left denied to me
singing all of my best songs
from my recordings
and my dancing keys
are my tambourine
bouncing, jangling on my hip,
keeping perfect beats
I love my magic world
of make believe
in the late night hours
chasing memories
of how I almost made it
back when I was younger
but these studios I clean
they help to cure my hunger
and though it's placebo
I just don’t care
when I’m jamming to my songs
It feels like I am really there
making my next greatest hit
for the public at large
as my mop and broom handles
become my guitars
There’s something satisfying
about having a chance
to visit famous studios
where my keys will all dance
on my belt loop with vigor
it just makes me feel bigger
wailing into a microphone
that’s never turned on
In my game of pretend
singing all of my songs
standing proud, standing strong
In places I won’t belong
never hurting anybody
never doing no wrong.
Even though I’ve got two Grammy’s
but their just my parent's Mothers
and I love them both so dearly
cause I’ll never get another.
I am just one of millions
of musicians trying to make it
but my dreams all failed me
so I guess I’ll have to fake it
yes, my dreams all failed me
so I guess I'll have to fake it
ain't never