The Man With The Midas Touch

The man with the Midas touch--that's what they called me
Everything just sort of fell in my lap
Everyone too, come to think of it
I had the world at my fingers, it just came so easy
Life packaged in gift wrap
The booze, the money, the clothes, the men
Oh God, the men, they all just seemed to do as I say
But time, she takes it all from everyone, you know
She took it all from me, and now the glitters gone away
It was supposed to last forever, right? That's what we've had been sold
Fancy wrapped in fool's gold
The Man with the Midas touch but here I sit alone
When once there were days when crowds surrounded me
Suffocated me a bit if I'm gonna be honest
Coasted thinking I had it all, 'til the day I sank like a stone
Washed up among the debris
The music, the fame, the drugs, the friends
Oh God, the friends, they all just seemed to want me around
But when you falter, suddenly that ends, when you fall down and nothing's left, not even a sound
The music stopped, the spotlight has gone out
Midas is just one of you, a man filled with fear and self doubt
The Man with the Midas touch, that's what they called me
Everything just sort of went my way
Till it didn't