Let me tell you a little more about who I used to be I was a famous singer I was big in Germany The more that I performed the louder people screamed my name Ohrwurm after ohrwurm I quickly rose to fame I used to be I used to be I used to be so cool I was a famous singer I was making up the rules Let me tell you a little more about all the things I tried Being a famous singer was much more fun when I was high I made more money than I thought that I could ever spend Kept buying cars and houses and then Tommy joined my band I used to be I used to be I used to be so cool I was a famous singer I had my own swimming pool Let me tell you a little more about where it all went wrong He was a famous singer but not for very long He thought nothing could go wrong so he started drinking in the afternoon Until he lost the skills to write an honest and catchy tune You used to be you used to be you used to be so cool He was a famous singer now he's just a singing fool Let me tell you a little more about who I used to be I was a famous singer until my fans gave up on me I need sleeping pills to sleep and to wake up bigger bells My guitars keep getting smaller just like the rooms in my hotels I used to be I used to be I used to be so cool We used to be we used to be we used to be so cool I was a famous singer now I regret dropping out of school