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He hit the ground running,
At the speed of light.
The star was brightly shining,
Like a neon light.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
A fixture on the talk shows,
To the silver screen.
From here to Colorado,
He's a sex machine.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
But isn't it a drag?
A clean-cut All-American,
Really ain't so clean.
His royal auditorium,
Is a murder scene.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
Oh, isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
But isn't it a drag?
Well no one says it's fair.
Turn a teenage lush,
To a millionaire.
Now where's your fuckin' champion?
On a bed you laid.
He's not the All-American,
That you thought you paid.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
At the speed of light.
The star was brightly shining,
Like a neon light.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
A fixture on the talk shows,
To the silver screen.
From here to Colorado,
He's a sex machine.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
But isn't it a drag?
A clean-cut All-American,
Really ain't so clean.
His royal auditorium,
Is a murder scene.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
Oh, isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
But isn't it a drag?
Well no one says it's fair.
Turn a teenage lush,
To a millionaire.
Now where's your fuckin' champion?
On a bed you laid.
He's not the All-American,
That you thought you paid.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
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"He hit the ground running,
At the speed of light.
The star was brightly shining,
Like a neon light."
(PWH's career taking off.)
"A fixture on the talk shows" (started on Letterman)
to the silver screen (which is how he got his movie, Big Adventure).
he's a sex machine" (indecent exposure arrest).
"It's your favorite son (he ruled the 80's)
But isn't it a drag" (Paul Reubens as Pee-wee lived in that persona, and many people thought it was a drag for him to be hidden behind the facade.)
"A clean-cut all American (PWH was noted for his clean cut looks, hosting a children's TV show)
really ain't so clean" (self explanatory)
"Well no one says it's fair, turn a teenage lush to a millionaire." (Went from nobody to millionare overnight.)
"Now where's your fuckin' champion?
On a bed you laid.
He's not the All-American,
That you thought you paid."
(Referring to the downfall, how the he was sent to prison, on a bed "you" laid, "you" meaning America. Not the All-American, lovable talk show host paid to entertain children. )
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I liked that comparison to Kobe and Bush. Except that every verse applies to both of them. Favorite Son obviously applies to Bush only though.
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And this isn't about John Lennon. I'm sorry, but I find that really stupid. I use the phrase, 'Isn't it a drag?'
Yes, I realise that Green Day are millionaires too, but there are many punk bands that are signed to independent labels still sing political tunes far more earnestly than Bono and Lennon who is dead anyway.
I also kind of like the inference that this is about a sellout band who's left their roots and original "scene" behind. Like that guy in Homecoming who Rock n Roll girlfriend is about...