into the city i m runnin on fumes late for the downbeat but i m on my way i got no money just a trunk full of strings a backseat full of peavey pa beats diggin ditches workin for my dad but it s not what i thought it would be the entertainment gets no love from the girls and i can t even drink there for free a man in the corner easy to ignore yeah im a i m a broken record on a moonlight tour i sell my soul to keep on singin along in come the money and out goes a song into a truck stop somewhere north carolina get out you better stretch while you can theres no more stopping untill we reach the show oh man whats that smell in the van it aint a good life but its our life to live one hangover to the next if theres a castle for a king of gold lord knows i aint found it yet a man in a box takes a caller at the door yeah im a i m a broken record on the nightclub tour i think its workin cuz theyre singin along in come the money and out goes the song ba da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da da da da da da da into the city now i travel in style three buses and four transfer trucks the paparazzis always harassing me yeah im a star now but i feel like im stuck a man on the edge now i cant be ignored yeah im a im a broken record on a stadium tour i keep trying to figure where it all went wrong income the money and out goes a song ba da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da ba da da da da da da da da da da da da da