Welcome to the grand illusion

come 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 T.V. or the magazines

they'll show you photographs,

of how your life should be

but that's just someone else's fantasy

so if you think your life is, complete confusion

cause you never win the game

(cause yur neighbors got it made)

just remember that it's a grand illusion

and deep inside we're all the same

all the same

america spells competition

come join us in our blind ambition

get yourself a brand new motor car

but 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 hell we are!