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Introducing Matt, he's a messy boy
Who spends the time at school dreaming about having a voice
Turns up the radio when they put his favourite song
Mum is a lawyer and Dad works at the bank
They keep saying "it's a phase you'll end up being a doc"
And then frustration reigns in Matt's mind,
He shuts his bedroom door and sings along to The Clash
And "I don't understand...
I've got to be myself"
He could've been a superstar
But didn't have the chance to show who he really was
And that's a shame, my friend
He'll lose it again
If you keep thinking he's not able and cut his wings
He could've been a superstar,
But people made him forget who really was
And that's a shame, my friend
He'll lose it again
If you keep saying "you better be somebody else"
Age 14, he's got his first guitar
His best friend Lily used to have it in her house backyard
They gather some people and start a band
First gig at this old venue, Mum and Dad don't show up
And 'I don't understand...
I've got to be myself'
He could've been a superstar,
But didn't have the chance to show who he really was
And that's a shame, my friend
He'll lose it again
If you keep thinking he's not able and cut his wings
He could've been a superstar,
But people made him forget who really was
And that's a shame, my friend
He'll lose it again
If you keep saying "you better be somebody else"
Woah oh oh
Woah oh oh
He could've been a superstar,
But didn't have the chance to show who he really was
And that's a shame, my friend
He'll lose it again
If you keep thinking he's not able and cut his wings.
He could've been a superstar,
But people made him forget who really was
And that's a shame, my friend
He'll lose it again
If you keep saying "you better be somebody else"