Fifteen Minutes of Fame
© Gary Orphey
(Country)
(Verse 1)
I didn’t know when I fell for you
You thought love was only a game
But I guess that I should thank you
For my fifteen minutes of fame
Making love to you was wonderful
Now it’s time for me to go back
You’re both rich and famous
I’m from the other side of the tracks
(Verse 2)
I thought you were a woman first
A famous person last
I found out the hard way
That money doesn’t buy class
The red carpet was crazy
The wild times were great fun
But when the partying was over
I was an empty son-of-a-gun.
(Lead in)
(Chorus)
Fifteen minutes of fame
With you on my arm
Fifteen minutes of fame
Didn’t do me any harm
Hanging out in your penthouse
Driving your fancy car
When love doesn’t come with it
Doesn’t carry me very far.
(Instrumental Bridge/Middle Eight)
(Verse 3)
I’m just a simple country boy
Making my way through life
There's one thing I have learned
I want a country girl for a wife
So I’m making a midnight getaway
I’m tired of this fooling around
I’m going back to my home town
To get my feet back on the ground
(Lead in)
(Chorus)
Fifteen minutes of fame
With you on my arm
Fifteen minutes of fame
Didn’t do me any harm
Hanging out in your penthouse
Driving your fancy car
When love doesn’t come with it
Doesn’t carry me very far.