one hit wonderful

fourteen minutes and fifty-nine seconds into our fifteen minutes of fame

when the luck runs out

i won't wonder who's to blame

because nobody said they had a guaranteed way

to win the hearts of the public who are easily swayed

and just this time last year

i thought we had it made

we were one hit wonderful

livin' the life

playin' the role

we were one hit wonderful

well

it can't last long

they don't love you

they just love that one song

well

things don't last long in life; that's how it goes

they'll smile and applaud

then turn up their nose

things will shrink as quickly as they've grown

but it's perfectly normal for us to ask why

the company wasn't untrue

they just didn't try

and a new career is born. it will eventually die

we were one hit wonderful

livin' the life

playin' the role

we were one hit wonderful

well

it can't last long

they don't love you

they just love that one song

that one song. that one song

so many lovely melodies

so many messages to convey

but they don't care about any of these

play that one damn song!" is what they say