(payoff, payoff. payoff payoff) 
this is the payoff payoff 
now that were on top we wont stop 
doin what we do is a [bad word] [bad word] 
were never gonna give it up 
were never gonna stop 
its the payoff 
(cant stop cant stop) 
yeah its the payoff 
(cant stop, no we wont stop) 

remeber when u got ur 1st [bad word] set 
n how we used 2 practice in the basement 
when i was singin like billy joe 
(dont wanna be an american idiot) 

summer time came the concert 
mcdonalds wouldnt let me book it off work 
so I called in sick the night of the show 

the crowd was screaming encore 
this is the payoff payoff 
now that were on top we wont stop (wont stop!) 
doin what we do is a [bad word] [bad word] 
were never gonna give it up 
were never gonna stop 
its the payoff 
(wont stop, cant stop, cant stop) 
yeah its the pay off 
(cant stop, no we wont stop) 

soon enuff we went n got a tour bus 
all the girls were screamin just 2 touch us 
they all wanted 2 take us home 

now everywhere we look we see our faces 
but we know that well never let that change us 
til oprah lets us play on her show 
(play on play on her show) 

the crowd will scream out encore 
this is the payoff payoff 
now that were on top we wont stop (wont stop!) 
doin what we do is a [bad word] [bad word] 
were never gonna give it up 
were never gonna stop 
its the payoff payoff 
u only get one shot (one shot!) 
gotta take that chance and make it last 
were never gonna give it up, were never gonna stop 
its the payoff 

we will rock u 
were going scream it out with the crowd 2night 
we will rock u 
everybody singin every word from every line 
we will rock u (rock you) 
we just (we just) got 2 
this is everything weve ever dreamed of 

remeber gettin [bad word] around the campfire 
writin stupid songs about [bad word] rockstars 
we never ever thought it would go this far 

this is the payoff payoff 
now that were on top we wont stop (wont stop!) 
doin what we do is a [bad word] [bad word] 
were never gonna give it up 
were never gonna stop 
its the payoff payoff 
now that were on top we wont stop (wont stop!) 
gotta take that chance and make it last 
were never gonna give it up 
were never gonna stop 
its the payoff 

cant stop, cant stop, wont stop 
wont stop, no we cant stop