I'M GONNA WRITE YOU A SONG
AND THEN EVERYONE CAN SING ALONG
FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT - IT COULD BE MY EMPLOYMENT
BUT THE ODDS ARE LONG

YOU COULD PAY ME PER CHORUS
TIME AND HALF FOR THE RIFF
A VERSE FOR FREE, CAUSE I REPEAT 1 IN 3
BUT DOUBLE TIME FOR THE BRIDGE

AND IF THE MAGAZINES TOLD YOU I WAS GREAT
THEN YOU'D ALL LINE UP AND SAY, 'MAN HE WAS GREAT'
YOU'RE BUYING WHAT THEY'RE SELLING
BUT NO ONE'S SELLING ME

BUT STILL I KEEP ON WRITING SONG AFTER SONG
CAUSE LIKE A TWITCH I CAN'T HELP IT
THEY SHOW UP IN MY HEAD
AND THEY WON'T LEAVE UNTIL I PUT 'EM TO BED

I'VE WRITTEN THOUSANDS OF LINES, HUNDREDS OF RHYMES
THEY TAKE UP HALF MY TIME AND MOST OF MY MIND
AND ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO PROFIT, I NEVER WANT TO STOP IT
SOME WOULD SAY THAT'S WRONG

AND IF THE MAGAZINES TOLD YOU I WAS GREAT
THEN YOU'D ALL LINE UP AND SAY, 'MAN HE WAS GREAT'
YOU'RE BUYING WHAT THEY'RE SELLING
BUT NO ONE'S SELLING ME

I'M GONNA WRITE YOU A SONG
AND THEN EVERYONE CAN SING ALONG
FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT - IT COULD BE MY EMPLOYMENT
BUT THE ODDS ARE LONG