When life has dealt its cards,
It can often be hard,
To live life in the shadow
Of the leader of the cast
And if you try to stand tall
You often find you fall
But you get used to second fiddle
And only being chosen last

You may be a faster runner
You may be the taller plumber
But you live in the shadow of another
And theres nothing you can do..

So Mario, Mario,
I want you to know, theres more to me
I know I seem to be afraid, but youd too be cowardly
When Mario, You steal the show
And the crowd all cheer and go follow,
I look around, and in the silence,
I realise just how hard it is, being me.

I find it hard, so hard Ive found,
To keep my feet still on the ground,
I slip and slide and seem unstable
When I try to follow you
And anyone I seem to meet,
Forgets my name when we greet,
And they already know, of Mario, They already know of you
It makes my clothes turn green with envy,
It can make my life seem pretty empty
It makes people reluctant to befriend me
And theres nothing I can do

So Mario Mario,
I thought you should know theres more to me
Even though I can jump higher, I still struggle to be seen,
As Mario, Mario,
Although I seem afraid of ghosts,
Im just frightened from the shadow
Of my older brothers legacy.