| Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid | |
| Who suffered so much for what he did | |
| They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame | |
| Since that day he ain't been the same | |
| See the man with the stage fright | |
| Just standin' up there to give it all his might | |
| And he got caught in the spotlight | |
| But when we get to the end | |
| He wants to start all over again | |
| I've got fire water right on my breath | |
| And the doctor warned me I might catch a death | |
| Said, "You can make it in your disguise | |
| Just never show the fear that's in your eyes" | |
| See the man with the stage fright | |
| Just standin' up there to give it all his might | |
| He got caught in the spotlight | |
| But when we get to the end | |
| He wants to start all over again | |
| Now if he says that he's afraid | |
| Take him at his word | |
| And for the price that the poor boy has paid | |
| He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh | |
| Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry | |
| Fancy people go driftin' by | |
| The moment of truth is right at hand | |
| Just one more nightmare you can stand | |
| See the man with the stage fright | |
| Just standin' up there to give it all his might | |
| And he got caught in the spotlight | |
| But when we get to the end | |
| He wants to start all over again, hmm hmm | |
| You wanna try it once again, hmm hmm | |
| Please don't make him stop, hmm hmm | |
| Let him take it from the top, hmm hmm | |
| Let him start all over again |