[Verse 1]
After closing time
At the country Fair
I detect the El Supremo
In the room at the top of the stairs
Well I've been around the world
And I've been in the Washington Zoo
And in all my travels
As the facts unravel
I've found this to be true

[Chorus]
While the poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
Poor people sleepin'
All the stars come out at night
Poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
While the poor people sleepin'
All the stars come out at night
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)

[Verse 2]
They got the house on the corner
With the Rolls inside
They've got the booze they need
All that money can buy
They've got shapely bodies
They've got Steely Dan T-shirt
And for the coup de grace
They're outrageous
So honey let me tell you how
[Chorus]
While the poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
Poor people sleepin'
All the stars come out at night
Poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
Poor people sleepin'
All the stars come out at night
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)

[Bridge]
Show business kids making movies of themselves
They don't give a fuck about anybody else
Show business kids making movies of themselves
You know they don't give a fuck about anybody else
Show business kids making movies of themselves
You know they don't give a fuck about anybody else, no you
Lost wages, lost wages, you know they're lost wages
You know they're lost wages, lost wages, you know they're lost wages

[Chorus]
While the poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
Poor people sleepin'
All the stars come out at night
While the poor people sleepin'
With the shade on the light
Poor people sleepin'
All the stars come out at night
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)
(Lost wages, lost wages, lost wages)