The way I see it he said You just cant win it Everybodys in it for their own gain You cant please em all Theres always somebody calling you down I do my best And I do good business Theres a lot of people asking for my time Theyre trying to get ahead Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody calling me up for favors And no ones future to decide You know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work I've taken on Stoking the star maker machinery Behind the popular song <♪> I deal in dreamers And telephone screamers Lately I wonder what I do it for If l had my way Id just walk through those doors And wander Down the champs elysees Going cafe to cabaret Thinking how I'll feel when I find That very good friend of mine I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive Nobody was calling me up for favors No ones future to decide You know I'd go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Stoking the star maker machinery Behind the popular song