without the headlines

nothing's ever gonna 
make you happy
that's a chapter in 
another person's book
nothing's ever gonna 
make you happy
bad luck follows you 
no matter where you look
naive, broke and talented 
ain't much fun
so you turn to the habits 
trouble gives to the young
like those heroes you've enshrined
without the headlines

all your short life 
you've been working 
towards fortune and 
its old friend fame
all your short life 
you've been working
now, ain't it
a God-awful shame
nothing ever works out
you could've gone far
now it's open mic
thursday night at the bar
you're a legend in your own mind
without the headlines

push the magic
in the bloodstream
don't it make you
feel so damn good
push the magic
in the bloodstream
living like 
a rock star should
for once it's not
failure you're feeling
life is sometimes best
staring at the ceiling
if you wake up this time
don't be disappointed to find
your stars did not align
you're just another loser
without the headlines
without the headlines