I was seventeen   You were working for Matthew and Son   The Beatles met the Queen   And I wrote, I'm gonna get me a gun, yeah, yeah   It was like a dream in the star machine   Oh, no, is it so, is it so?      I never wanted to be a star   I never wanted to travel far   I only wanted a little bit of love   So I could put a little love in my heart      I never wanted to be la-de-da   Go to parties Avec Le Bourgeois   I only wanted to sing my song well   So I could ring a small bell in your heart   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      I was on the road   Sleeping between lorry lights, oh no   Stone-drunk and cold   Heading into a bad night, yeah, yeah   Just another bean in the star machine   Hi ho, here I go, here I go      I never wanted to be a star   Buy my mum a Ferrari car   I only wanted to run my own race   So I could win a small place in your heart   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      But nature found a way   It picked me up off the dark side, yeah, yeah   Showed me another day   It made me sing, I think I see the light   Not another bean in the star machine   Oh no, this time I won't go      I never wanted to be a star   I never wanted to travel far   I only wanted a little bit of love   So I could put a little love in my heart