[Verse 1]

You're a spaceman in Tulsa

So you cover it up in clown white

All these elegant boys make such delicate toys

And they know it

He says, "I know you wanna believe in something

But if you could just see all of the people in me"

Then the shadows descend from his eyes to his hands

Down to his naked all-American knees

[Pre-Chorus]

Doesn't anybody wanna be a rock and roll queen?

Dress yourself up in a diamond tiara

Swishy little rake, he says, "Man, I'm gonna make 'em insane"

[Chorus]

I'm a painkiller, and I'm a caterpillar

They can't break you, man (Yeah, they can't break you apart)

Another well-nigh butterfly found on a bus out of town

Turning into a motherfucking rock and roll star

[Verse 2]

Ally says she's one in a million

Other people tend to agree

From her fishnet luck to her platform Chucks

She's a fading Miss American dream

But her daddy couldn't keep his distance

She says, "You can't keep him away if you try"

The saddest mistakes are the ones that we make

Wishing away what's right in front of our eyes

[Pre-Chorus]

Doesn't anybody wanna be a rock and roll queen?

Leave 'em laughing when you wanna die

Crazy little dreamer says, "Man, I can't believe I'm still alive"

[Chorus]

I'm a painkiller, and I'm a caterpillar

They can't break you, man (Yeah, they can't break you apart)

Another well-nigh butterfly found on a bus out of town

Turning into a motherfucking rock and roll star

[Verse 3]

Bobby, he's such a rock and roller

Says, "Everybody's somebody I used to know

Man, I was the toast of the town

Back when everyone knew where to go

I was a spaceman in Tulsa

But if you could see behind my eyes

I'm just an empty smile

And a song I don't even know that I'm singing"

[Pre-Chorus]

Doesn't anybody wanna be a rock and roll queen?

Light your rocket and burn right out of town

Crazy little fucker says, "Man, I guess I'll see you around"

[Chorus]

And I'm a painkiller, super fly caterpillar

They can't break you, man (Yeah, they can't break you apart)

Another well-nigh butterfly found on a bus out of town

Turning into a motherfucking rock and roll star

[Outro]

I'm a painkiller, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well, I'm a motherfucking rock and roll star

I'm a painkiller, and I'm a caterpillar

I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm a motherfucking rock and roll star

Yeah, yeah

I'm a motherfucking rock and roll star

Yeah, yeah

I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm a motherfucking rock and roll star