This Ain't My Parade

THIS AIN'T MY PARADE

I might have my hand up waving As if it's attention that I'm craving
To make me a memory worth saving
But this Ain't My Parade
It's only reflected glory It's really somebody else's story
And I can't feel the euphoria
Cos This Ain't My Parade

Just one of many on this road
Who share the same big dreams
Pretentious plans and notions
All bursting at the seams
It's been a lifetime of highs and lows
The kind I would never trade
But today's not the day to claim my fame
Cos This Ain't My Parade

I might be going through the motions
Examining my whims and my notions
Anticipating my ego's explosion
But This Ain't My Parade
I might be lost in a headspace of dreaming
With the smile of a man simply beaming
But a closer look shows I'm tag-teaming
Cos' This Ain't My Parade

I'm one of many on this road
Who share the same big dreams
Pretentious plans and notions
They're all bursting at the seams
It's been a lifetime of uppers and downers
The kind I would never trade
What can't be bought, I already got
But This Ain't My Parade

Yeah, I might be up there smiling
Make-believing the ruse I'm implying
The truth is I'm only free styling
And this ain't my..this ain't my..This Ain't My Parade

Bill Lloyd Fourel Songs adm. BMG/Chrysalis (BMI)