Doing It For The Kids, Etc.

Now you're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But no one wants to hear it anymore
Oh no no

You're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But everybody saw right through you in the end
Oh oh oh

You were important for a moment, don't you think so?
I know you do, but now you're just an ordinary Joe
It takes some getting used to
Nobody staring at you
Better get yourself to work 'cause you still owe the label

You lived the lifestyle, got your minutes one to fifteen
Consigned now to the bargain bin of music history
It's hard to let it go
Admit defeat, you're so lost without the constant adoration

Now you're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But no one wants to hear it anymore
Oh no no

You're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But everybody saw right through you in the end
Oh oh oh

You jumped aboard each train until you found the right one
Now you're an also-ran, they laughed you out of London
You rode right off the rail
Your every move a fail
And now you're stuck here, no way back to the station

Here in your new life, no one seems to want to know you
Perhaps because you act like this is all below you
This working nine to five
It's just enough to stay alive
The morning after the overnight sensation

Now you're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But no one wants to hear it anymore
Oh no no

You're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But everybody saw right through you in the end
Oh oh oh