JOEL BILLY - The Entertainer lyrics

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I am the entertainer<br>And I know just where I stand<br>Another serenader<br>And another long-haired band<br>Today I am your champion<br>I may have won your hearts<br>But I know the game, you'll forget my name<br>And I won't be here in another year<br>If I don't stay on the charts<br><br>I am the entertainer<br>And I've had to pay my price<br>The things I did not know at first<br>I learned by doin' twice<br>Ah, but still they come to haunt me<br>Still they want their say<br>So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants<br>I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check<br>And they go their merry way<br><br>I am the entertainer<br>Been all around the world<br>I've played all kinds of palaces<br>And laid all kinds of girls<br>I can't remember faces<br>I don't remember names<br>Ah, but what the hell<br>You know it's just as well<br>'cause after a while and a thousand miles<br>It all becomes the same<br><br>I am the entertainer<br>I bring to you my songs<br>I'd like to spend a day or two<br>I can't stay that long<br>No, I've got to meet expenses<br>I got to stay in line<br>Gotta get those fees to the agencies<br>And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay<br>So I just don't have the time<br><br>I am the entertainer<br>I come to do my show<br>You've heard my latest record<br>It's been on the radio<br>Ah, it took me years to write it<br>They were the best years of my life<br>It was a beautiful song<br>But it ran too long<br>If you're gonna have a hit<br>You gotta make it fit<br>So they cut it down to 3:05<br><br>I am the entertainer<br>The idol of my age<br>I make all kinds of money<br>When I go on the stage<br>Ah, you've seen me in the papers<br>I've been in the magazines<br>But if I go cold I won't get sold<br>I'll get put in the back in the discount rack<br>Like another can of beans<br><br>I am the entertainer<br>And I know just where I stand<br>Another serenader<br>And another long-haired band<br>Today I am your champion<br>I may have won your hearts<br>But I know the game, you'll forget my name<br>I won't be here in another year<br>If I don't stay on the charts