Waiting fine beneath the rain
I'm a sometime star in flame
Manager give a card, but then walk away
Raving he calls out to me
"Boy don't play your guitar so loud, see
Business is business
And business is a pop melody"

But down the streets the come
Three thousand names
In the midst of a race
The blander the better we'll love you forever

So, baby, be mine
With a call on the beat
Take a card, take a seat
With a call on the beat
Take a card, take a seat

"Hey, heard you're going away? "
She walked by the door to say
"I wish I was out of this place
Can you call when you get to L. A? "

It comes and it goes this wave of affection
The fever, the nausea
The constant attention, oh!
Baby, baby, how can I keep it together?
Oh, comin' at me comin' at me comin' at me, uh oh!

But down the streets the come
Three thousand names
In the midst of a race
The Blander, the better we'll love you forever

So, baby, be mine
With a call on the beat
Take a card, take a seat
With a call on the beat
Take a card, take a seat

Oh, baby, see me loud

Oh, so, baby, be mine
With a call on the beat
Take a card, take a seat
With a call on the beat
Take a card, take a seat