Billy Joel Entertainer Lyrics

Entertainer Lyrics

I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
Another serenader and
another longhaired band
Today I am your champion, I may have won your
hearts
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
And I won't be here in
another year
If I don't stay on the charts

I am the entertainer and
I've had to pay my price
The things I did not know at first
I learned by
doing twice
But still they come to haunt me, still they want their say
So
I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
And I rub my neck and I write
em a check
And they go their merry way

I am the entertainer, I bring
to you my songs
I'd like to spend a day or two but I can't stay that
long
I got to meet expenses ,I got to stay in line
Got to get those fees
to the agencies
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
so I just
don't have the time

I am the entertainer, I've come to do my
show
You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to
write it, they were the best years of my life
If you're gonna have a hit you
gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05

I am the entertainer,
the idol of my age
I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage
You
see me in the papers, I've been in the magazines
But if I go cold, I won't
get sold
I got put in the back in the discount rack
Like another can of
beans

I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
Another
serenader and another longhaired band
Today I am your champion,
I may
have won your hearts
But I knew the game, you'll forget my name
I won't
be here in another year
If I don't stay on the charts.