John Parr

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: John Parr

Got my nose to the wheel, but I dont steal, Im a good boy
Gonna work till I drop, Ill never stop, Im a good boy

Oh Im not looking for a good time girl
Oh Im not looking for a good, looking for a good time girl

Thru my babys eyes, Im the king of lies
Tried to tell her Im not that kind of guy
Every time she looks at me, all my baby sees is the king of lies
The king of lies

Honey like it or not, Ive changed a lot, Im a bad boy
Got a license to tease, I wanna please, Im a bad boy

Oh Im looking for a good time girl
Oh Im looking for a good, looking for a good time girl

Thru my babys eyes, Im the king of lies
Tried to tell her Im not that kind of guy
Every time she looks at me, all my baby sees
Thru my babys eyes, Im the king of lies - king of lies

Oh Im looking for a good, looking for a good time girl

Thru my babys eyes, Im the king of lies
Tried to tell her Im not that kind of guy
Thru my babys eyes, Im the king of lies
Tried to tell her Im not that kind of guy
Every time she looks at me, all my baby sees is the king of lies
King of lies

Thru my babys eyes Im the king of lies
Thru my babys eyes, the king of lies, the king of lies
Thru my babys eyes, king of lies...

John Parr (born 18 November 1952) is a Grammy-nominated English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 single “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” and for his 1984 single “Naughty Naughty” (US Rock #1). Parr was nominated for a Grammy award for “St Elmo’s Fire” in 1985.

Parr first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite who were a huge success in the working men’s clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a “Super Band” with musicians from other working men’s club bands, and named the band Ponders End , a band that set a new precedent for the bands in the north.

Parr secured a publishing deal with Carlin America in 1983 and in the same year Meat Loaf asked him to write some songs for his new album. It led to a fateful meeting with John Wolff, who was tour manager for The Who. Foreseeing the initial demise of The Who, Wolff was looking for a new venture and considered Parr to be a suitable partner. Parr first visited America in 1984 and worked with Meat Loaf on Bad Attitude. Meanwhile, Wolff secured Parr’s solo Atlantic recording deal in New York.

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