(I Never Wanted) to Be a Star Songtext
von Cat Stevens

I was 17
You were working for Matthew and Son
The Beatles met the Queen
And I wrote, "I′m gonna get me a gun," yeah, yeah
It was like a dream in the star machine
And, oh no, is it so, is it so?

I never wanted to be a star
I never wanted to travel far
I only wanted a little bit of love
So I could put a little love in my heart

I never wanted to be la-dee-da
Go to parties, avec le bourgeois
I only wanted to sing my song well
So I could ring a small bell in your heart
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


I was on the road
Sleeping between lorry lights, oh, no
Stone-drunk and cold
Headin' into a bad night, yeah, yeah
Just another bean in the star machine
Hi-ho, here I go, here I go

I never wanted to be a star
Buy my mom a Ferrari car
I only want to run my own race
So I could win a small place in your heart
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Nature found a way
It picked me up off the dark side, yeah, yeah
Showed me another day
It made me sing, I think I see the light
Not another bean in the star machine
Oh, no, this time I won′t go

I never wanted to be a star
I never wanted to travel far
I only wanted a little bit of love
So I could put a little love in my heart