15 Minutes of Fame

15 min of fame can turn to 15 min of shame

15 min of lame if your not careful man

I agree with Jay Z no maybes or might be's

Fame is the worst drug known to man

Geeked on the spotlight even if it's not right

Loving the limelight they can't resist

The addiction of fame's intoxicating the brain

Leaving the masses as has beens mad and pissed

Got no love from Mommy and Dad you never knew

Just 14 when you ran away and got your 1st tattoo

Now you think if you could just become a famous superstar

That the pain you feel would go away and you could hide from who you are

I never bought it

I don't believe it

You've lost your mind

You best retrieve it

Start the clock...Tick Tock

Hurry up...Tick Tock

Ride that painted pony

Let the spinnin' wheel burn

What the hell have we become

Desensitized and growing up numb

You'd do anything for them to know your name

Now you've sold your soul for your 15 minutes of fame

Those who achieve it just can't believe it

They look to extend that 1-5 high

And without notice they finally notice

Their 15 min has said goodbye

Drained and strained from emotional pain

Snatching years off your life that you'll never reclaim

It wooed you and screwed you

Exploited and used you

Now it doesn't look as good as it once used to

17 with a baby, selling drugs to make the rent

And the echoes of what might have been are still ringing in your head

Now you think if you could just become a famous superstar

That the pain you feel would go away and you could hide from who you are

Drowning and clowning and wondering why

Your limit wasn't close to the sky

Can't release the fame so you're living a lie

Can't except the truth your time has passed you by

So you deny and rely on what once was

Back when you had a buzz

No more autographs no more groupie love

Your 15 minutes gone now you're just a scrub

21 and all alone because the State they took your baby

So you packed up and moved to Hollywood on the chance that just maybe

Now you think if you could just become a famous superstar

That the pain you feel would go away and you could hide from who you are