Ballads

Young kids shouldn't sing ballads

Where is all your teenage angst?

Stand up for what you believe in

Show 'em what they're up against

Managers do the managing

So stick to the music son

No one knows your name now

And won't remember when you're gone

You've gotta - enrage them but engage them

Do anything but explain to them

Sedate them frustrate them

And do what you gotta do to survive

You got your corporation logo

You're sponsored by the best

Number one with a bullet

But you still isn't passed the test

Direction is the problem

And all the history before

You don't know where you're going

Or what dangers lie in store

So you're burnt out when you're 20

It seems the die is cast

A production line of hopefuls

And a waiting list so vast

Making money for other people

Who take advantage of your age

Are you an independent artist?

Or just a puppet on a stage