When the audience don't come to you
You'll have to go where the audience is
And now I'm singing just karaoke songs
The way things are is alright for me
An ultimate opportunity
Free PR for my own one man show
And all these people came here to see me perform a little karaoke song

I'm sure that things are gonna change
Today's backstage is just the counter
I pay to let them see the star is born
But I refuse to be too easy
I'll let them wait all through the evening to hear my version of "New York,
New York"
And all these people came here to see me perform a little karaoke song

But when you try to sing along
I think I'll shut you down yeah
These minutes are mine
I'm on solo
So don't try to sing along
I'm the one with the microphone yeah
And this is my karaoke song

A pretty boy with his glasses on
Is melting every heart with Orbison
An obvious choice for a karaoke song
So I continue my one town tour
Two blocks down to the next venue
And I will be the most admired boy
And all these people came here to see me perform a little karaoke song

But when you try to sing along