You've really got a lot of talent
man, you have a lovely voice
With just the right connections I am sure you'd be the people's choice.

They flatter and they bother you and tell you what you ought to do
And never stop to think about the million other people who
Really have a lot of talent.
And have just the right connections.

Don't throw jelly beans like ticker-tape at my parade.
50 million fans can't be wrong, boy, you've got it made.
Elvis had a billion - it's something to do
History is being played, your own private tune

But they don't care.
You're not up on the Top of the Pops,
or on the radio box.
You just go right on dreaming and scheming until one day you wake up screaming
"I was dreaming without meaning,
I would be better off to leave it alone."

I've practiced now for 21 years
I really think that I'm hot
But on the radio box
It always seems that I'm not.

The fans they should be coming in droves
But all the labels agree
I never chose the right pose
and now they pass right by me.

They tried to do a marketing test
to even see if there'd be
some tragic hipness to find
in all my obscurity.

But all the tricks and all of the cons
have only handicapped me
and now I'm lucky to find
even you listening to me.
But I don't care.
If I'm up on the Top of the Pops,
or on the radio box.
I'll just go right on dreaming and scheming and never wind up screaming
"I was dreaming but there's meaning,
I'm really better off with music alone."

You've really got a lot of talent
man, you have a lovely voice
With just the right connections I am sure you'd be the people's choice.

They flatter and they bother you and tell you what you ought to do
And never stop to think about the million other people who
Really have a lot of talent.
And have just the right connections. 

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