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The Entertainer lyrics

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 ll 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
I let em 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 ll forget my name
I won t be here in another year
If I don t stay on the charts
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