You were born inside a powder keg
Nothin’ more to stand on than your own two legs
Heavy shoulder, scraped and chipped
With a heart out on your sleeve to cover it
Never did what others said you should
Turned those bastards ‘round and moved to Hollywood
Sleepin’ on the heat of blacktop tar
’Til the city cast its spell, said “you’re a star”
And ooh, they had it comin’
Thought they knew big love, but yours would send ‘em runnin’
‘Cause you were meant to be the heart throb with a throbbing heart
Good lookin’, lilting through the screen
Twistin’ your stepdaddy’s opal ring
Aviators wear you like a suit
Pull ‘em down to show those baby blues
But under all that Irish charm
You were chasin’ more than racing cars
Mouth of darkness open wide
Still the light was always just on the other side
And oh, you had it comin’
You didn’t know it then, but your buddy God, he kept you runnin’
‘cause you were meant to be the heart throb with a throbbing heart
You saw the world from underneath
Until your true love came and set you free
And, lucky sons of bitches that we are,
We keep catchin’ all the light down from your star
‘Cause oh, we had it comin’
Thought we knew big love, but yours just keeps on runnin’
And you will always be the heart throb with a throbbing heart