I've been chasing after pipe dreams
Of a storyline off the screen
Or a lyric lifted from something upbeat
All those scenes and songs that guide me
Seem to come from down inside me
But their writers couldn't spot me on the street
I live my life the way my stereo says to
I eat my steak cooked medium rare
I shape myself the way I want the world to see me
I care too much if anybody else cares
I wanna be your favorite radio station
The one you tune to every night
I'll sing the songs you need to tell you how you're feeling
I'll whisper softly while you turn out the light
Astroturf is always greener
And the stage lights look much cleaner
Than the stars I have to live with in my room
In all the movies, I've been told
That it just takes guts to win gold
And if I'm loud enough, I'll be in tune
Just wait until the denouement
I'll get the things I'm s'posed to want
But before then I shouldn't be so sure
I'll show you I'm the leading man
Have happy endings on demand
'Cause after all, how could I ask for more?
I live my life the way my stereo says to
I eat my steak cooked medium rare
I shape myself the way I want the world to see me
I care too much if anybody else cares
I wanna be your favorite radio station
The one you tune to every night
I'll sing the songs you need to tell you how you're feeling
I'll whisper softly while you turn out the light