hey, buddy, you know me, i guess you`ve heard my name. i was the greatest, i had my share of fame. the girls, they loved me, you know i had them all. but now, they don`t love me, now they don`t care at all. i thought i could not fail i had it by the tail i thought i owned this town but now i`m headed down, i`m standing by the roadside up against a wall now i`m going nowhere nowhere at all. i was the strongest, i pushed the world around. i stood the tallest, i turned it upside down. i thought i had it, i thought i knew it all. why couldn`t i see it, the writing on the wall. i wanted everything, i had it on a string, i soared above the ground but now i`m coming down, i`m standing by the roadside up against a wall. now i`m going nowhere, nowhere at all. i was the strongest, i pushed the world around. i stood the tallest, i turned it upside down. i thought i had it, i thought i knew it all. why couldn`t i see it, the writing on the wall. i wanted everything, i had it on a string, i soared above the ground but now i`m coming down, i`m standing by the roadside up against a wall. now i`m going nowhere, nowhere at all. now i`m going nowhere, nowhere at all. now i`m going nowhere, nowhere at all. hey buddy, you`ve seen me, you know my face and name. hey, buddy, listen to me, don`t turn and walk away. i thought i had it made. i thought i`d never fade. i thought i`d live forever. i guess i should`ve known better, i`m standing by the roadside up against the wall. now i`m going nowhere. nowhere at all.