(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Maybe it"s because I"m only starting
That I think it won"t take too long
Maybe it"s because I can see you laughing
That I think you"ve got it wrong
Maybe I could be like Robin Hood
Like and outlaw dressed all in green
Someone said what"s he gonna turn out like
And someone else said never mind
Well I was big and bold and more than twice as old
As all the cats I"d ever seen
I grew my hair and bought a suit
Of shiny white or was it cream
I shook and shivered danced and quivered
And stood on a mountain top
No one came from miles around and said
Man your music is really hot
Well I knew what they meant because I was a freak
My throat was tired and worn
My pretty face just looked out of place
As they poured on the scorn
I wrote on yellow paper from a man who was the king
He said my boy we"ll have some crazy scenes
There weren"t any scenes at all like he was talkin" about
He must"ve been the king of queens
Well I could write a m
