A dead ringer for Veronica Lake Jumped right out of my birthday cake It's not like she was on the make But I took the road that any man would take The next day when we were lying in bed She turned to me and this is what she said: "Well, ain't that a kick in the head? How'd you know I could be so easily led?" If it was easy, everybody would do it I'm the best and that's all there is to it You got a problem, you gotta work through it If it was easy, everybody would do it I was a multimillionaire by age 10 And I lost it all but I can't remember when A year down the road I had it all back again Lord knows I'm a man among men They say it takes money to make more money And then you get so much that it isn't funny A man said "Hold on just a minute there, sonny How'd you find your way to the land of milk and honey?" (ch) Got a hit record at the top of the charts Now all the little girls wanna tear me apart And Rolling Stone says "5 Stars! A work of art!" And all of a sudden, I'm looking awfully smart And all the bands playing down in the bars Look straight up and all they see is stars I slow down in one of my cars And they say "Man, how'd You get to be where you are?" (ch)