Nothing but an Actor

5 AM, get dressed for work

I wear a suit and tie but I am just a shop assistant

Boy, I'll stack your shelves and sweep the floor

And when the weekend comes

Oh, I'll be singing, I'll be singing

Like Al Capone with a little bit of action

Movie star, no shit

And she says why, why, why did you lie about your age?

You told me that you worked as an actor on the stage

You looked me in the eye, you said that you were front page

You talked all the big talk, yeah

But you're nothing but an actor, boy

Tuesday night, I might get a beer

I'll tell the locals about all the crazy things that I've been doing

But have you seen or have you heard?

There's a new girl in this town

And she is looking like Lana Ray with a little more action

Movie star, no shit

And she says why, why, why did you lie about your age?

You told me that you worked as an actor on the stage

You looked me in the eye, you said that you were front page

You talked all the big talk, yeah

But you're nothing but an actor, boy

I can't wait to leave my job

I can't wait to stick my fingers up to high society

I'll get a house I'll get a car

And I'll think back to the days me and my brother said

We've just come off tour with Billy Bragg

Movie star, no shit

And she says why, why, why did you lie about your age?

You told me that you worked as an actor on the stage

You looked me in the eye, you said that you were front page

You talked all the big talk, yeah

And she says why, why, why did you lie about your age?

You told me that you worked as an actor on the stage

You looked me in the eye, you said that you were front page

You talked all the big talk, yeah

But you're nothing but an actor, boy

Nothing but an actor

Nothing but an actor

Nothing but an actor