Who am I (see details)?

Question

An academic failure, I spend my days sitting under trees, using the sound of passing locomotives as backing tracks. The only thing that keeps me going is my mother's confidence that one day I'll make it.

Who am I?


PS: THIS IS A MUSICAL QUESTION. You will not be able to answer it unless you can grasp a song title.

Actually I haven't done a Jefferson Airplane yet, good point!

Vincent, first correct answer! Thanks, all : )

Answer 1

You sir are Johnathan B. Goode

And your name will be up in lights

Answer 2

good question, sorry i dont have the answer, so here's some lyrics from my favorite song.

One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small,
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all.
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall.
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall,
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call.
Call Alice
When she was just small.
When the men on the chessboard
Get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving low.
Go ask Alice
I think she'll know.
When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead,
And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's "off with her head!"
Remember what the dormouse said:
"Feed your head. Feed your head. Feed your head"

can you guess what it is yet said rolf

Answer 3

John Lennon

Answer 4

You're Johnny B. Goode

Answer 5

Art of Noise

Answer 6

White Rabbit to the first guy. Anyways...Look up.

Answer 7

A soul with no links. (unfortunatly)

or

a mother's dream