THE BIZ Sept. 25/85 Karl Rigelhof

Do you fit the form
Do you adhere to the norm
Of do you veer away
Do you have something to say
Even if they won't listen

Will you do what you're told
Or will you break the mold
Would you be so bold as that
To watch your ideas hatch
And grow into a firm conviction

Will you (let them) take (you for) a/the ride
And let someone else decide
Will you leave/lose your pride
You have no fears to hide
Just open wide
And tell them what you think
How the whole thing stinks
Tell it like it is
There's something wrong with the biz

Do you feel no shame
(Why) do you play their game
And let them abuse your name
((In the name of) what/who you are/(believe in))
Is it worth selling your soul to be a star
Or is it better to feel
That you are the fire
In someone's/your heart
Just a (tiny) (little) insignificant spark
But one that burns true
One that burns for you

Will you break with tradition
Or will you give into their conditions
You're not a musician
You're just a piece of plastic(/)meat
Destined to become (a) classic/
Money walking on two feet
Dollar signs in/to their eyes

That's the trouble with the biz
What you ain't is what you is
You are what they make you
Or they'll break you
One mistake and you
Will be taken to
Where it will shake you
Until it's too late for you
Then they take you
And they rape you
And they scrape you
And they rake you
Through/across the coals
Until you have no soul
And there's nothing left at all