me instead of you

I wake up every morning

and look at the trophies I have won

for being the best actor

in a low-rated also-ran sit-com

I may not have an Emmy

so the Golden Globe will have to do

when it comes down to it,

I'd rather be me instead of you

every day in Hollywood

it's always been the same damn song

everybody's telling me

stardom is the one place I belong

it's hard to be so talented

in a world that eats you up before it chews

when it comes down to brass tacks,

I'd rather be me instead of you

you live in a city

where nobody knows your name

every day's like the one before

and you're the only person to blame

this city's going to eat you up

and spit you out before it's through

I look at you in pity

I'd rather be me instead of you