[Verse 1]
The lights are on, the stage is set
You're asking God if you were made for this
People stare with lonely eyes
"Deliver us so we can forget our lives"
You don't know how to work the crowd
It looked so easy on the TV show
When you fail, the sound ignites
You know the music's gonna save your life

[Chorus]
Hey kid, you're gonna get old
You're not gonna be a centerfold
Better blow up, better get rich
Better be making that beat explode
Hey kid, the college degree
It ain't gonna beat back poverty
Tough kid, it's a rough world
Better be making that beat explode

Hey kid, you're gonna get old
You're not gonna be a centerfold
Better blow up, better get rich
Better be making that beat explode
Hey kid, the college degree
It ain't gonna beat back poverty
Tough kid, it's a rough world
Better be making that beat explode
[Verse 2]
People cheer and people jeer
And sometimes they may act in fear
But everybody now shakes their body, yeah
Gets a naughty groove between the still life
Can't make rockets, but you can make souls
Take off when that beat explodes
Taking off, oh yeah, taking off and now
Taking off until that beat explodes

[Chorus]
Hey kid, you're gonna get old
You're not gonna be a centerfold
Better blow up, better get rich
Better be making that beat explode
Hey kid, the college degree
It ain't gonna beat back poverty
Tough kid, it's a rough world
Better be making that beat explode

Hey kid, you're gonna get old
You're not gonna be a centerfold
Better blow up, better get rich
Better be making that beat explode
Hey kid, the college degree
It ain't gonna beat back poverty
Tough kid, it's a rough world
Better be making that beat explode