Stage Name

Not a real name Could be a nickname Or a make-it-stick name It's a stage name Not a real name Could be a nickname Have-to-make-it-stick name Travel incognito Move behind the scenes Spin under the radar If I wanna follow my dream Leave it all behind me Pick my getaway Maybe the grass is greener From far away It's a stage name Not a real name Could be a nickname Or a make-it-stick name It's a stage name Not a real name Could be a nickname Have-to-make-it-stick name Must have been off the rails To believe in a movie star name It may have seemed like a good idea At the time Well, further on up the timeline It no longer jives, but undermines I guess I'll have to go back To my proper real name It's my stage name It's not my real name Could be a nickname I-have-to-make-it-stick name It's my stage name It's not my real name Might be a nickname I-have-to-make-it-stick name One of them's Ringo and Sting Tell me, what a bad thing If every woman and man is a star How do you know who you are? If Thomas Woodward is Tom Jones Then I know I'm not alone And if Cliff is Harry Webb And Clive is Georgie Fame [?] What the hell? Man, this is really insane Have we gone off the rails Or is this just a name game? It's my stage name Not my real name Could be my nickname Have-to-make-it-stick name It's my stage name It's not my real name Could be a nickname Have-to-make-it-stick— say it again It's my stage name It's not my real name It used to be my nickname I-have-to-make-it-stick name It's my stage name It's not my real name It used to be my nickname Now-I-make-it-stick name --- Stage Name - Van Morrison