[ar:Mott The Hoople] [ti:Ballad Of Mott The Hoople] [00:00.68]Ballad Of Mott The Hoople - Mott The Hoople [00:10.31]I changed my name in search of fame [00:14.62]To find the midas touch [00:19.18]Oh I wish I'd never wanted then [00:23.99]What I want now twice as much [00:28.74]We crossed the mighty oceans [00:32.68]And we had a few divides [00:37.93]But we never crossed emotion [00:41.93]For we felt too much inside [00:46.68]You know all the tales we tell [00:51.62]You know the band so well [00:54.99]Still I feel somehow we let you down [01:05.36]We went off somewhere on the way [01:09.30]And now I see we have to pay [01:13.80]The rock'n'roll circus is in town [01:34.80]Buffin lost his child-like dreams [01:38.80]And mick lost his guitar [01:42.80]And verden grew a line or two [01:47.50]And overend's just a rock'n'roll star [01:52.81]Behind these shades the visions fade [01:56.55]As I learn a thing or two [02:00.62]Oh but if I had my time again [02:04.99]You all know just what I'd do [02:10.30]Rock'n'roll's a loser's game [02:13.80]It mesmerizes and I can't explain [02:18.68]The reasons for the sights and for the sounds [02:26.92]We went off somewhere on the way [02:31.62]And now I see we have to pay [02:36.93]The rock'n'roll circus is in town [03:30.36]So rock'n'roll's a loser's game [03:34.43]It mesmerizes and I can't explain [03:38.87]The reasons for the sights and for the sounds [03:47.68]The greasepaint still sticks to my face [03:51.55]So what the hell I can't erase [03:54.86]The rock'n'roll feeling from my mind [04:08.80]From my mind from my mind from my mind [04:36.11]From my mind from my mind from my mind [05:00.99]From my mind