Lyrics Gil Scott–Heron – A Legend In His Own Mind

Well he loved plenty women from Canada to Mexico
They would to love to see him coming and hated when he had to go
A macho man before macho ever came to town
The only problem was not enough of him to go around

You know he had had more romances than L.A.’s got stars
He had had more romances than Detroit’s got cars
He’s a, a legend in his own mind and God’s gift to women
On a day God wasn’t giving up a thing

Well you hate to see him coming when you’re grooving at your favorite bar
He’s the death of the party and a self-proclaimed superstar
Got permanent Jones to assure you he’s been everywhere
A show stopping name dropping answer to the ladies’ prayers

To hear him telling he had more romances than doctors got bills
He had had more romances than Beverly got Hills
He’s a, a legend in his own mind and God’s gift to women
On a day God wasn’t giving up a thing

You don’t have to listen when he’s rattling on, yeah
You don’t have to listen, he’s telling everybody else
You don’t have to believe him, I don’t think I’ll ever believe him
Matter of fact he may well not believe himself

Well he loved plenty women from Canada to Mexico
And they loved to see him coming and hated when he had to go
A macho man before macho ever came to town
The only problem was not enough of him to go around

You know he had had more romances than airplanes got gauges
He had had more romances than phone books got pages
He’s a, a legend in his own mind and God’s gift to women
On a day God wasn’t giving up a thing

He’s a, a legend in his own mind and God’s gift to women
On a day God wasn’t giving up, wasn’t giving up, wasn’t giving up