[bad word] to the Grand [bad word] on in and see what's happening
Pay the price, get your tickets for the show
The stage is set, the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
Wishing secretly you were a star.

But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazines
They show you photographs of how your life should be
But they're just someone else's fantasy
So if you think your life [bad word] confusion
Because you never win the game
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same. 
We're all the same...

So if you think your life [bad word] confusion
Because your neighbors got it made
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same. 
We're all the same...

America [bad word]  join us in our blind ambition
Get yourself a brand new motor car
Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on Earth's this spell we're under
We made the grade and still we wonder who the [bad word] we are
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Written by Dennis DeYoung
Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung