Management will ease the strain Take the pressure off your brain Concentrate on being an artist Go away and get some practice Leave the business to the pros Just go out and play more shows Make more money for the kitty Another night in another city
Ten percent of the life you lead Ten percent of the air you breathe Ten percent of the songs you sing Ten percent of everything You’ll never miss, miss ten percent Until you miss, miss ten percent You’ll wonder where, the money went You’ll never miss, miss ten percent
Put your product on the shelves Want some profit for themselves When all the fingers take a cut Then you’re left with, not a lot Trample friendships with their greed Sack the ones they cannot bleed The business prospers once again Till they’re thrown off the gravy train
Ten percent of the life you lead Ten percent of the air you breathe Ten percent of the songs you sing Ten percent of everything You’ll never miss, miss ten percent Until you miss, miss ten percent You’ll wonder where, the money went You’ll never miss, miss ten percent Miss ten percent, miss ten percent credits