FIFTEEN MINUTES
lyrics by Nick Vincent

YOU'VE WORKED HARD FOR THIS DAY
AND NOW THEY'VE LEFT YOU WITH A PLAQUE THAT READS "FAD"
YOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SHAME
AND YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW YOUR FRIENDS
BUT THEY'VE LEFT YOU FOR THE LATEST TREND

SICK OF PLAYING THE SAME OLD SHIT
SO YOU THOUGHT YOU'D TAKE A CHANCE AND RUN WITH IT
WHAT LITTLE DID YOU KNOW
THEY THINK THEY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ALL ABOUT
THE SCENE POLICE ARE SCREAMING YOU SOLD OUT

NONSTOP RADIO PLAY
AREN'T YOU PROUD?
YOU'RE A HOUSEHOLD NAME NOW
ALL YOU WANTED
WAS TO MAKE MUSIC WITH YOUR BAND BUT
NOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME SIGNING

AUTOGRAPHS FOR TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BRATS
WHO CAN'T LIKE ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S ON MTV
SUCH A TRAGEDY
YOU DIDN'T THINK THIS IS HOW IT WOULD BE

IT SEEMED LIKE A DREAM
AND THE CONTRACT LOOKED FINE
BUT NOW YOU JUST WANNA LEAVE ALL THIS BULLSHIT BEHIND
YOU'RE NOT HAVING FUN
AND THE MONEY'S JUST NOT WORTH IT ANYMORE


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