[Verse 1]
I used to live in LA
Right by the freeway
I stayed out all night
Drank whiskey like wine
And lied about my age

I was working 'til four
At the old Troubadour
Pink sunglasses on
Like a young Elton John
Into cocaine and boys

[Chorus]
I was a sideshow, sorta famous
Called from the day I was born
Blessed with a sick kind of strangeness
I wore like a cheap crown of thorns
Every day was an endless parade
For the queen of Marina Del Rey

[Verse 2]
I used to sleep all damn day
In a trailer by the bay
I was running from ghosts
Half lit and half broke
Holding court for the strays
And late Tuesday nights
I'd play open mic
One time Rosanne Cash
Walked up to my hat
And she threw in a 5

[Chorus]
I was a sideshow, sorta famous
Called from the day I was born
Blessed with a sick kind of strangeness
I wore like a cheap crown of thorns
Every day was an endless parade
For the queen of Marina Del Rey

[Bridge]
I sold mary jane and Jesus
And myself, when I needed
Thought you wouldn't believe it
To look at me now

[Verse 3]
Sometimes I flash back
To a sleeping bag in a hatchback
A young twenty-something
Who didn't know nothing
Except how to live fast
[Instrumental]

[Outro]
It was a fake plastic glitter caché
But for a moment, they all knew my name
And every day was an endless parade
For the queen of Marina Del Rey