[Intro]
Uh, last night I shot someone
And I feel—and today I wrote his biography
Tomorrow I'm gonna die drunk
This song's called "Famous Man"

[Verse 1]
Mother, last night I shot a famous man
His music, his life, well I was his greatest fan
Mother, now I'm sorry for the things that I did
I've been hiding it all of my life, should've kept it still hid
Should've kept it still hid

[Verse 2]
Mother, last night I shot a famous man
Ain't it funny the things a man does 'cause he knows that he can
When I raise my voice, it's a small feeble sound in the wind
To make yourself heard in this big bad world
You must know where to begin
You must know where to begin

[Verse 3]
Mother, last night I shot a famous man
But today I can't say it all went according to plan
He just looked at me, he stared me straight in the eyes
Now I know how he felt every day till he died
Every day till he died
[Verse 4]
Mother, well now people listen to me
I'm the king of America, some say that I'm the king of comedy
Mother, now that I know what it means to be heard
I wish I put down my gun, like he put down his guitar
And I wish that I'd swallowed my words
Wished I'd swallowed my words

[Outro]
Mother, I knew him, but he never knew me (Ah)