Things are changin' in the modern world
It makes it kinda crazy for a boy an' girl
An awful lot of noise on the radio
It really don't rock, it really don't roll

Well, a kid'll come along, make the young girls swoon
They all put his picture in their pink bedrooms
They all hail the brand new king
Everybody's waitin' for the next big thing

Big cigars an' diamond rings
Ridin' all around in a limousine
When you finally hit the top, man, you know what that means?
Well, everybody's ready for the next big thing

For a little while, you can do no wrong
Live it up, son, 'cause it don't last long
There's always somebody a-waitin' in the wings,
Thinkin' they're gonna be the next big thing

Big cigars an' diamond rings
Ridin' all around in a limousine
When you finally hit the top, man, you know what that means?
Well, everybody's ready for the next big thing

I'll get a Camel hat, some real tight jeans
I'll lose a little weight an' get a belly-button ring
You better stand back, I'm a lean machine, yeah:
Baby, I'm gonna be the next big thing

Big cigars an' diamond rings
Ridin' all around in a limousine
When you finally hit the top, man, you know what that means?
Well, everybody's ready for the next big thing
Everybody's ready for the next big thing