Why do all my friends now want to be your lovers?

Your family got bigger when they thought you were rich

And now like maniacs

They scratch your back

Even when it doesn't itch

I want to figure it all

I want to figure it all out

I want to save you from

Save you from all that's vain

Save you from the things that cause us pain

They believe you now have everything you wanted

And once you have become a star

You've got no right to bitch

But someday when you fail

They'll put you on sale

And buy you by the inch

But you're the real deal

And 'real' is your middle name

You know, sometimes I feel

Got to earn every breath we take, baby

Never mind the rules we break

With you I feel safe

There's nothing to fear from us

Away from the fangs, the fangs of the world

I may be a coward, but you are brave

And nothing seems so dangerous