When I was young and stupid
My love left to be a rock and roll star
He told me, "Please, don't worry"
Wise little smile that spoke so safely
He booked a one-way ticket
Out west, that's where they make it
Six kids stuck in a bedsit
To sunswept poolside riches
He met a girl who wore Versace
Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon
He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwon
He's got a gold Camaro
He said over the payphone
I try to keep my cool, but
My life turns in slow motion
Bye-bye, baby, blue
I wish you could see the wicked truth
Caught up in a rush, it's killin' you
Screamin' at the sun you blow into
Curled up in a grip when we were us
Fingers in a fist like you might run
I settle for a ghost I never knew
Super paradise I held on to
But, I settle for a ghost
Where I was from, in NOLA
No one left to be a rock and roll star
He'd stay and treat his lady
Give everything to his new baby
I miss him, don't you blame me?
That boy went stone cold crazy
Caught up in camera lust
He's chasin' that pappy pipe dream
(Ooh, ooh)
I know you don't, but I—
I know you don't, but I still try
My thunder shook him down
My thunder came and shook him down
That girl is gone, but I—
That girl is gone, but I still try
I think it's over now
The bullet hit, but maybe not
I feel so fuckin' numb
It hits my head, and I feel numb
My body's lookin' wrong
My body's lookin' wrong
My body's lookin' wrong
Bye-bye, baby, blue
I wish you could see the wicked truth
Caught up in a rush, it's killin' you
Screamin' at the sun you blow into
Curled up in a grip when we were us
Fingers in a fist like you might run
I settle for a ghost I never knew
Super paradise I held on to
But, I settle for a ghost