The Entertainer lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics 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 song lyrics