You'll need a clever gimmick, or you'll be dismissed as a mimic
Trying to crash the big show
Nobody will lend a hand or even try to understand
If you slip and begin your descent to skid row
They're a hard crowd to please so you better show some expertise
With exuberance and a well-practiced smile
That's what they demand when you put yourself up on the stand
And position yourself above the rank & file
Never forget that every night's a new trial my friend
Every single night's a new trial
One day you're the headliner, the next week you're a flatliner
Every night's a new trial
You'll need more than looks to make it past the schnooks
Who pat you on the back with a slippery hand
They'll promise you gold and then leave you cold
When your looks fade like a tarnished wedding band
Soon you'll be waiting tables in Tarzana
Serving up drinks with a plastic smile
They're a hard crowd to please, those are sharks you have to appease
To position yourself above the rank & file
Never forget that every night's a new trial my friend
Every single night's a new trial
One day you're the headliner, the next week you're a flatliner
Every night's a new trial
If lucky you'll get an agent who isn't all hellbent
On cattle-calls, open auditions, or worse
With well-rehearsed stage walkers and dispossessed door-knockers
All looking for their own way in
Aye, they'll have a Doc fix your skin and a Dentist your teeth
Might have to even change your name
Have to give the people something easy to digest
If you want to be a player in this crazy game
Never forget that every night's a new trial my friend
Every single night's a new trial
One day you're the headliner, the next week you're a flatliner
Every night's a new trial
Be careful of the sleaze that lay in wait behind the artificial trees
Compromising integrity is their stock in trade
They shake hands with ease while forcing you to your knees
Assuring you that's how everyone makes the grade
Have to pay the Devil or at least a talent scout
If it means another rung up the ladder of success
In show biz you're always one step away
From shining bright to burning out
Never forget that every night's a new trial my friend
Every single night's a new trial
One day you're the headliner, the next week you're a flatliner
Every night's a new trial
Never forget that every night's a new trial my friend
Every single night's a new trial
One day you're the headliner, the next week you're a flatliner
Every night's a new trial
Never forget that every night's a new trial my friend
Every single night's a new trial
One day you're the headliner, the next week you're a flatliner
Every night's a new trial
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