I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand 

Another serenader and another longhaired 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 doing twice 

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 I rub my neck and I write em a check 

And they go their merry way 



I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs 

I'd like to spend a day or two but I can't stay that long 

I got to meet expenses ,I got to stay in line 

Got to 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've come to do my show 

You've heard my latest record spin on the radio 

It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life 

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 

You see me in the papers, I've been in the magazines 

But if I go cold, I won't get sold 

I got 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 longhaired band 

Today I am your champion, 

I may have won your hearts 

But I knew the game, you'll forget my name 

I won't be here in another year 

If I don't stay on the charts.