i m singing for acceptance i m singing for the rejection oh i m singing for attention i m singing oh oh oh oh i m singing for show and tell i m singing for a spot on your record shelf i m singing to sell myself i m singing oh oh oh oh i m singing for sympathy i m singing for your charity oh i m singing so you ll pity me i m singing i was young and in love with the names on the marquee dreaming of my face on an lp oh oh now i m old and i know that the troubadour s green room only looks big from the floor of the venue oh oh i m singing for vanity i m singing for the world to want me i m singing cause i m lonely i m singing oh oh oh oh i ll sing about my daydreams i ll sing about the girl on the trapeze always swinging just out of reach i m singing i was young i was dumb always chasing the big fish and all the whining noises that came with it oh oh now i m old and i know that i ll never be satisfied my kingdom just to feel self actualized oh oh day in day out til the wishing well runs dry day in day out til the wishing well runs dry