When I woke up There was a man at my door And I laughed when he told me Not to work anymore He said you’ve got an obligation That’s to be a teen sensation You’ll be played on every station So we’re off You going to be a star
He said it’s lucky for you Cause I’m the right guy to know I’ll get you out of this town I’ll get you playing big shows With all the bands on TRL So all your fans can go to hell Cause every album that you sell Can buy me a new house
You might have been the punk rock scene But now you’re in magazines Sign here, sellout, and go home with girls under 15
Do you think we look just like super models I don’t care cause my life is not a show on TV And I don’t want to try and have to be perfect Cause I know this life is not for me Do you think that we could be stars One hit from us and then who knows who we are I don’t want to try and have to be perfect Cause I know it’s something that I’ll never be
So I went to the store And I bought magazines That taught me what to wear And how to fit in the scene So all the girls will think I’m hot Whether my music’s good or not Its just more money in the pot To buy anything I want
I want to live my life without any common sense I want to do things and not deal with the consequence But I’m pathetic so I’ll have to forget it Cause I’m the type who lives his life each day and regrets it But I don’t need high school because it’s overrated And I don’t need a girlfriend cause they’re too complicated And I don’t need anything except my guitar And a pen to sign the autographs when I become that star
But who blames us for having a catchy sound Should they blame us for breaking through the underground If you had that chance you’d do that too
Cause we’re living a dream but it’s our occupation And we’re driving across the country like we’re on vacation We’re partying every night just to play one show We’re waking up in the morning with a girl we’ll never know No one to tell us what to read or write And we’re sleeping through the day so we’ll stay up all night It’s only in my dreams I’d ever get this far But for selling out our fans would it still feel good to be a star?