Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz between what's flesh and what's fantasy.

It doesn't matter what happened last night or the night - or tomorrow night. It's all about what you're doing with this audience right now.

More than rich, more than famous, more than happy...I wanted to be great.

For one kiss, darling, I swear everything I would give. Cause you're a walking, talking reason to live.

You can't start a fire Worrying 'bout your little world falling apart This gun's for hire Even if we're just dancing in the dark

If you listen to the great Beatle records, the earliest ones where the lyrics are incredibly simple. Why are they still beautiful? Well, they're beautifully sung, beautifully played, and the mathematics in them is elegant. They retain their elegance.

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we were dodging getting beaten up ourselves.