Jam night in an Italian bistro, a jazz cat known for his vamp He took one look at my Stratocaster, made me plug into his amp He throttled my volume like a strangler, he put the shade on my light I was dyin' to be a rock and roll star, but he wouldn't let me that night. Finally out of f-birds to give, I played some rubbishy junk Schizoid solos, bumbling chords, metaphysical bunk But Mr. Magictone thought it was genius, he said my playing was hot "Where did you learn that amazing technique?" He hired me right on the spot Way cool, old school, midnite cruisers, sneaky and sly is the plan Kirschwasser, Columbian, zombies and losers, hide in the back of the van Drive west on Sunset, turn down the music, no one can see it's a scam With a cough, I pull it off, I am Aluminum Stan So I gave up my previous gig, a Seventies soft rock band The new group's starting to make a big noise, playing across the land Eminent hipsters all over the country are analyzing my songs On Instagram I'm an influencer, something about that's just wrong Zoom calls, big balls, concert promotions, playing a gig on the Strand A two month residency in Lost Wages, six nights at Hakkasan I'm singing and playing presumptuous nonsense, still I accumulate fans Soon I'll be the king of the world, I am Aluminum Stan I learned to work the guitar, I couldn't quite play what I feel (Then) I got a bad case of tour disorder, it got even more unreal I finally broke down playing at Red Rocks, I floundered and lost my hat I sang an old song about sailing, I blacked out after that I came to on the sofa, a jackhammer in my head Libby came out, she said I'd been tripping, it's time that I went to bed Rick Beato had finished on YouTube, I turned off my LEDs That was a nasty handful of mushrooms, I ain't takin' no more of these Way cool, old school, too far from Broadway, more than a little bizarre I threw out my gold teeth, I smell like an ashtray, is there gas in the car Gauchos and strangers gone back to Hollywood, I'm stranded in Spokane My little wild time is over and done, I was Aluminum Stan