Top 40 Lyrics - The Briggs

Idle fame with a plastic smile 

Controversial relations keep you on top for a while 

At the top of the charts, the bottom of the barrel 

Success depends upon the company you keep 

Compositions sugar-coated with messages puddle deep 

Emotions bought and sold and the going rate is cheap 

Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 

'Cause I can smile and I can dance 

Pull my strings and give me some cash 

Because I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

Top 40 look out, 'cause I'm gonna be number 1 

Business tycoons are writing songs in crayon 

Consumer reports show what needs good distribution 

Appeal to the masses, the best as you can 

Radio DJ's spreading your disease 

Infectious transmission from sea to shining sea 

Music without soul, an empty shell 

Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 

'Cause I can smile and I can dance 

Pull my strings and give me some cash 

Because I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

Top 40 look out, 'cause I'm gonna be number 1 

Radio dial, it can be heard for miles 

But the only thing coming through is a narrow point of view 

Just think one day, this could be you 

Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 

'Cause I can smile and I can dance 

Pull my strings and give me some cash 

Because I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

Top 40 got no soul but it will when I take control 

Because I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

I don't wanna, I don't wanna 

Lead a normal life and work like all the others 

Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 

Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 

Gimme gimme gimme a lesson in pop star 101 

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