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Watered Down

John Thomas Griffith
2001 Laughing Gravy Music

"What are you people, on dope?"

He didn't know the lights were changing
He didn't know the lights were on
He never thought that he'd be stealin'
He didn't know his time had come

The bells inside his head were ringing
He got to high to look around
He got to low when he should have been singing
He didn't know he was watered down

Watered down, you know you can't fake it
Watered down, you could have been a star
Watered down, you'll never make it
Watered down, champagne and caviar

Watered down, you know it ain't easy
Watered down, you know it's so true
Watered down, can you be happy
Watered down

Yeah I hope somebody out there saves you
I hope somebody comes around
I hope I find you out there dreamin'
Don't want to see you watered down

Watered down, you know you can't fake it
Watered down, you could have been a star
Watered down, you'll never make it
Watered down, champagne and caviar

Watered down, you know ain't easy
Watered down, you know it's so true
Watered down, can you be happy
Watered down

Yeah you could be someone, you could be free you could be king
You could be someone, you owe it to yourself, you owe it to yourself
You owe it all

Watered down, you know you can't fake it
Watered down, you could have been a star
Watered down, you'll never make it
Watered down, champagne and caviar

Nobody wants you (watered down)
Did you feel like a movie star (watered down)
Who's gonna love you
When you're watered down
When you're watered down