Superstar Songtext
von Benjamin Zephaniah

Sometimes I seem to have no purpose
Except feeding my ego and my twisted mind
Sometimes I′m lost between the sleepy dream and a manic nightmare
I can't live quick enough
And I can′t spend my money fast enough

Life is hard for superstars
The roads cannot contain our cars
We can't control our bodyguards
Sometimes we end up behind bars
Life is hard for superstars
The roads cannot contain our cars
We can't control our bodyguards
Sometimes we end up behind bars


The sad thing is I didn′t want it to be this way
I wanted to be a gangster or a pimp
I wished that all my fans would hate me
I wanted to live life on the edge
Now my image is on posters, t-shirts and baseball caps
My dream of being a dangerous fugitive
Has been surrendered to a company with accounts in 50 countries
And my mother is so proud of me
I wanted my mother not to like me
And all the neighbours think I′m wonderful
Small boys and girls think I'm fab
My bank manager wants to have an affair with me
And at the airport, well, I′m a VIP
Oh damn, oh how I'd like to be a pauper
Singing for my supper and waking up where I belong
I′d like to kill my personal trainer
But I'm so high up in the charts
And I′m told that I can't do no wrong
That's right, life is hard
That′s right, life is hard
Yeah, life is hard
Life is hard

Life is hard for superstars
The roads cannot contain our cars
We can′t control our bodyguards
Sometimes we end up behind bars


And the price of plastic surgery means
Even my plastic surgeon is becoming a superstar
And the price of flying economy class means that
I have fans that follow me everywhere
Five sexy humans do my make-up
And I have a gardener that waters me and trims my hair
But how I'd love to go shopping
But I′m told there are germs out there
And I've got friends on every continent
But I′m so lonely and I don't wanna die this way
I want my lovers to get to know me
I′m not religious, but sometimes I have to stop and pray
The therapy I get is the best money can buy
And my acupuncturist is such a normal guy
Yeah, and I'm getting into tantric sex and yoga
Somebody's out to kill me because they think I′m okay
And all my friends are very good because they do what I say

Life is hard for superstars
The roads cannot contain our cars
We can′t control our bodyguards
Sometimes we end up behind bars

Life is hard (It is)
Life is hard (It's really rough, guy)
Life is hard (Trust me)
Life is hard (And I can′t stand champagne)
Life is hard
It's not easy, believe me
You wanna try it?
You wanna try it sometime?