The Kid Stays In The Picture
No looking over your shoulder
All that's 'so' yesterday
I'm not trying to be unkind
but I simply dont have the time
to play those game some people gotta play
I got a part here for you
you could have written it yourself
your trailers already on the lot.
This aint your first rodeo
but you learn a thing or two
every time you go around the block
and you can hear them say
the kid stays in the picture
the kid still knows the score
and all the things
that he thought that he wanted
well he dont really want'em
anymore
To the casual observer
it might come as a surprise
when you dont play the part as written
but it seems that you've been getting
kind of wise
of late
you're not shy once you've been bitten
Looking like a fool while you're standing there
standing there a pickin' and a grinnin'
All the while she's not smiling at you
she's smiling at the scene and you're in it
and you can hear them say
the kid stays in the picture
the kid still knows the score
and all the things
that he thought that he wanted
well he dont really want'em
(SOLO)
Been so good to have you with us
you know we're all professionals here
Kiss Kiss
Mwah Mwah
We don't pay you to play
we pay for you to disappear
and you can hear them say
the kid stays in the picture
the kid still knows the score
and all the things
that he thought that he wanted
well he dont really want'em
the kid stays in the picture
he's seen this one before
and though he no longer cries
for the ending
he still sticks around
for the applause.
(c) 2020 Barry/Coggins