You learn to sing
You learn to play
Why don't the businessman 
Ever learn to pay

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That's show business
Show bizness
Show bizness
That's the way it goes

You play in halls 
You play in bars
You're climbin' walls
Chasin' stars

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You pay the men
You pay your dues
When it's all gone
You sing the blues

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You wanna roll
You wanna rock
But you find it hard
If your guitar's in hock

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We smoke our butts
They smoke cigars
We drown in debt
They drown in bars

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