[Verse 1]
Have we turned out to be how we wanted?
How we wanted?
How I dreamed such big dreams
When I was small and convinced I'd be wanted
I’d be wanted

[Chorus]
I'd be thrown upon a stage
(That TV told me so) so I believed
(That TV told you) something similar
It sold it to us all the same way

[Verse 2]
I'm a rare dying breed
And I'll make it if I'm patient
Every good boy does fine
And every thoughtful deed meant to please
Will be noticed, I'll be noticed

[Chorus]
I'll be thrown upon a stage
(That TV told me so) so I believed
(That TV told you) something similar
It sold it to us all the same way
The same way, the same
[Bridge]
I'd be glowing on a stage
That TV told me so, so I believed
It told you something similar
It sold it to us all the same way
It sold it to us all the same way

[Chorus]
I'd swore that I’d be thrown upon a stage
(That TV told me so) so I believed
(That TV told you) something similar
It sold it to us all the same way
It sold it to us all the same way