I am the entertainer,
And I know just where I stand:
Another serenader,
And another long-haired band.
Today I am your champion.

I may have won your hearts.
But I know the game,
You will forget my name,
And I won´t be here
In another year,
If I don´t stay on the charts.

I am the entertainer,
And I´ve had to pay my price.
The things I did not know at first,
I learned by doin´ twice.
Ah, but still they come to haunt me,
Still they want their say.
So I´ve learned to dance
With a hand in my pants,
And they rub my neck,
And I write ´em a check,
And they go their merry way.

I am the entertainer,
Been all around the world.
I´ve played all kinds of palaces,
And laid all kinds of girls.
I can´t remember faces,
I don´t remember names.
Ah, but what the hell,
You know it´s just as well.
´Cause after a while
And a thousand miles,
It all becomes the same.

I am the entertainer,
I bring to you my songs.
I´d like to spend a day or two.
I can´t stay that long.
No, I´ve got to meet expenses.

I got to stay in line.
Gotta get those fees
To the agencies.
And I´d love to stay,
But there´s bills to pay,
So I just don´t have the time.

I am the entertainer,
I come to do my show.
You´ve heard my latest record,
It´s been on the radio.
Ah, it took me years to write it,
They were the best years of my life.
It was a beautiful song.
But it ran too long.
If you´re gonna have a hit,
You gotta make it fit--
So they cut it down to 3:05.

I am the entertainer,
The idol of my age.
I make all kinds of money,
When I go on the stage.
Ah, you´ve seen me in the papers,
I´ve been in the magazines.
But if I go cold,
I won´t get sold.
I´ll get put in the back
In the discount rack,
Like another can of beans.

I am the entertainer,
And I know just where I stand:
Another serenader,
And another long-haired band.
Today I am your champion.

I may have won your hearts.
But I know the game,
You will forget my name,
And I won´t be here
In another year,
If I don´t stay on the charts.