I pull out of the driveway
and head out on the highway
and I can see them in my rearview mirror
hangin' out the window
snappin' a shot of me
so I pull into the fast lane
nobody's getting past me
and I can hear the helicopters coming
driving down the street is such a pain in the ass for me

And God I wanna know why
whoever said it was painless
should try and be famous
you know I'm just living life
but nothings for free
lets see what they say first
front page of the papers
some days I find that even I
don't wanna be me
Just tryin' to be me
Why don't they leave me the hell alone

So I'm hanging out on Melrose
watching all the girls go by
then a hottie spots me
sippin' on tequila
so happy to be alone
no need to call the paparazzi
cause they already got me
everybody's got a cell phone camera
walking down the street is such a pain in the ass for me

And God I wanna know why
whoever said it was painless
should try and be famous
you know I'm just living life
but nothings for free
lets see what they say first
front page of the papers
some days I find that even I
don't wanna be me
Just tryin' to be me (3x)
why don't they leave me the hell alone

And I'm just tryin' to be me (2x)

And God I wanna know
And God I wanna know why
whoever said it was painless
should try and be famous
you know I'm just living life
but nothings for free
lets see what they say first
front page of the papers
some days I find that even I
don't wanna be me
whoever said it was painless
should try and be famous
you know I'm just living life
but nothings for free
lets see what they say first
front page of the papers
some days I find that even I
don't wanna be me
Just tryin' to be me (3x)