Top 40

Idle Fame with a plastic smile Controversial relations keep you on top for a while At the top of the charts, the bottom of the barrel Success depends upon the company you keep Compositions sugar-coated with messages puddle deep Emotions bought and sold and the going rate is cheap Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 Cause I can smile and I can dance Pull my strings and give me some cash I don't wanna, I don't wanna Lead a normal life a work like all the others Top 40 look out, cause I'm gonna be #1 Business tycoons writing songs in crayon Consumer reports show what needs good distribution Appeal to the masses the best as you can Radio Djs spreading your disease Infectious transmission from sea to shining sea Music without soul, an empty shell Radio dial can be heard for miles But the only thing coming through is a narrow point of view Just thing one day this could be you Top 40 got no soul but it will when I take control