Famous Ignoramous

He goes out and buys himself a six string
Just like the one his hero used to play
But he just can't get his fingers round the Sultans Of Swing
So he figures he should throw that thing away
But just before he made a rash decision
The God of rock looked down on him to say
I bless you with short sightedness and vision
To only like the music you play

And he tells you he was very nearly famous
But passed up on his chance to be a star
Well, he could have been a famous ignoramus
Cause he'll never be a star on the guitar
No, he'll never be a star on the guitar

Now, people come from far and wide to hear him
Play that same damned solo in each song
Volume substitutes for talent and his amp's up way too loud
So, you can't tell which bit's right and which bits wrong
Those solos, they go on and on forever
They must have taken hours to compose
And it must have been a wondrous endeavour
To play so long with 3 licks he knows

And he tells you he was very nearly famous
But passed up on his chance to be a star
Well, he could have been a famous ignoramus
Cause he'd never be a star on the guitar
No, he'd never be a star on the guitar

He doesn't like Van Halen or Samobora
He'd never praise the work of Brian May
He's never heard of Randy California
And faced with Stevie Vai, he'd turn away
He's better than the best at being better
He hold's that axe and points it like a gun
But he'll never get much better, he already thinks he's great
It's just shame that he's the only one

And he tells you he was very nearly famous
But passed up on his chance to be a star
Well, he could have been a famous ignoramus
Cause he'll never be a star on the guitar
No, he'll never be a star on the guitar

And he tells you he was very nearly famous
But passed up on his chance to be a star
Well, he could have been a famous ignoramus
Cause he'll never be a star on the guitar
No, he'll never be a star on the guitar
He'll never be a star on the guitar
Hahah, he'll never be a star on the guitar