Nobody's gonna tell you

Nobody wants you to know

Nobody's gonna show you

Where all the money goes

If you become a big dog

They'll buy you a Cadillac

But if they can't recoup that Coupe DeVille

They'll take it back

So to yourself be true

And on your way up to the moon

Don't let Bascom's blues

Fall down on you

They said he was a genius

The best they'd ever heard

All he needed was a new sound

And a high-powered PR firm

Well he sold a million records

But it wasn't what he dreamed of

Cause when it came time for the payoff

There was not enough

You know you just gotta do what you gotta do

And not look back