| I was sitting on my expectation | 
| Waiting for some validation | 
| I was far away from home | 
| So far from my home | 
| Waiting in a crowded room | 
| Talking with some people whom I’d met before | 
| They were traveling musicians just like me | 
| And I was basking in the comfort of their company | 
| Then there came a knock upon the door | 
| And a tower in my profession | 
| Walked into the room | 
| And people I was talking to | 
| They couldn’t leave too soon | 
| And though I should know better | 
| I was star struck and babbled like a loon | 
| I said it’s awfully nice to meet you | 
| It’s an honor and a pleasure | 
| And you’re a national treasure | 
| And I hope we can make some future plans | 
| Then he turned to me and said | 
| Don’t be a silly man, don’t be a silly man | 
| He said I don’t need your worship or your praise | 
| It’s a real conversation that I crave | 
| It’s a real, it’s a real, ooh | 
| We talked about our virtues and our crimes | 
| We talked about the nature of these tenuous times | 
| How our constant search for immortality will always be denied | 
| I said it’s awfully nice to meet you | 
| It’s an honor and a pleasure | 
| And you’re a national treasure | 
| And I hope we can make some plans | 
| Then he turned to me and said | 
| Don’t be a silly man, don’t be a silly man | 
| I don’t need your worship or your praise | 
| It’s a real conversation that I crave | 
| It’s a real, real, real, real | 
| It’s a real conversation that I crave | 
| Don’t be a silly man | 
| Don’t be a silly man, oh no | 
| It’s a real, real, real conversation that I crave | 
| Oh yes, it is, don’t be a silly, silly man |