15 MINUTES OF FAME

BILLY WAS A NOBODY
JUST A NO GOOD WORTHLESS BUM
TILL THE DAY HE WALKED INTO A PAWN SHOP
AND WALKED OUT WITH A BRAND NEW GUN
WHEN THEY ASKED HIM WHY HE KILLED FIVE PEOPLES
AND DIDN'T EVEN SPARE ONE
HE SAID HE KILLED THEM ALL
JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS HOME
NOW  HE'S SMILIN' ON MY T.V.
FOR ALL THE WORLD TOO SEE
BILLY THE BUM HAS BECOME
A CELEBRITY
YOU WON'T REMEMBER THE KILLIN'S
YOU WON'T REMEMBER HIS NAME
BUT OLE BILLY BOY IS SOAKIN' UP THE JOY
OF HIS 15 MINUTES OF FAME

ETHEL LIVED ALL ALONE
IN A RUN DOWN TRAILER PARK
TILL THE DAY HER HOME WAS BLOWN AWAY
AND LEFT HER IN THE DARK
THAT TORNADO SCOURED THE EARTH
BUT OLD ETHEL WAS SPARED
NOW SHE'S STANDIN' IN HER FRONT YARD IN THE RAIN
WITH CURLERS IN HER HAIR
BUT SHE'S SMILIN' FOR THE CAMERA
TRY'IN TO EXPLAIN
THE THUNDER AND THE LIGHT'IN
HOW IT SOUNDED LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN
EVERY THING SHE HAD WAS BLOWN AWAY
EXCEPT HER CURLERS AND HER NAME
BUT ETHEL'S ON TOP OF THE WORLD
WITH HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME

       (CHORUS)
YA KNOW YA GONNA GET IT
YA KNOW IT'S GONNA COME
JUST HAVE YOUR STATEMENT READY
WHEN THEY TURN THE CAMERA'S ON
" I WAS STANDIN' THERE MINDIN' MY OWN BUSINESS
WHEN I SAW THE WHOLE DAMN THING !!!"
EVERYBODY GETS THEIR 15 MINUTES OF FAME !
     ....."HEY YALL LOOK THERE GOES BIGFOOT !!"

I WALKED DOWN TO THE CORNER
JUST TO ENJOY THE VIEW
WHEN A BIG OLE POLICEMAN SAID
BOY WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU
I MUST ADMIT I WAS A BIT
MORE THAN A LITTLE PUZZLED
THEY SAID WE KNOW WHERE YOU'VE BEEN SO WE'RE TAKIN' YOU IN
BOY YOU IN BIG TROUBLE !
THEY SAID MY FINGER PRINTS
MATCHED THE EVIDENCE
I SAID Y'ALL GOT THE WRONG ONE
I'VE BEEN FRAMED !
BUT THERE I WAS , CUZZ
ON THE T.V. TRYIN' TO EXPLAIN
WELL HELL LOOKS LIKE I GOT
MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME

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