The Star Struck Banner Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

There's entertainment news on the hotel tv 

They run it for 24 hours 

Where stars discuss celebrity 

And celebrities talk about stars 

And who's having who on so and so's set 

The lifestyles of the rich and useless 

From queen julia down to king kong 

They got everybody singing that song 

But everybody's got it wrong 

It makes me stutter, makes me stammer 

So let's fly it high 

The star-struck banner 

Here's how it works and here's a spanner 

Stick it in! 

I know that woman and she can't act 

And I know who bought her breasts 

Once she wanted to get to grips with me 

Now she can't get me off her chest 

I saw the photos of their wedding day 

Now she's another gay divorcee 

Well, they can blame it on the media but I'm not buying 

All their crocodile tears or their wolf crying 

If you get it and you don't want it 

Then you're not trying 

It makes me stutter, makes me stammer 

So let's fly it high 

The star-struck banner 

Here's how it works and here's a spanner 

Stick it in! 

I read the papers, looking for the news 

All I see is excuses for irrelevance 

If you thought no-one was dying then you'd be excused 

It's an insult to the unintelligent 

(I burned bright for ten minutes one night 

With a girl who had a bit part in ... who cares? 

But my hard work failed when she checked my sales 

And threw me down the stairs) 

Me, I'm just an armchair outlaw 

Trying to make ends meet 

But when I try a little psycho maths 

Well it knocks me off my feet 

I've heard there's no gods left anymore 

So what do we wanna make these new ones for? 

We'll just say our prayers like we know we should 

Get on our knees and pray to holywood 

But it ain't gonna do us no good 

It makes me stutter, makes me stammer 

So let's fly it high 

The star-struck banner 

Here's how it works and here's a spanner 

Stick it in!