The Patsy

Who knows how the fire got started
A bunch of gurus in a darkened room
You can sell anything if you massage the spin
All you need is a patsy to groom
Someone to do the talking
Ready and willing to crawl
The dinosaur's wearing a brand new suit
And the stars are ready to fall

Check out his face on the billboard
Check out his sequins and bows
All the gurus will watch every move that he makes
Just to see how the campaign goes

It seemed like a battle worth fighting
Like a good idea at the time
The balloon went down, it was all over town
Someone had to swing for the crime

We'll go down for the sin of believing
We'll rise for the last curtain call
We were under his spell
Singing Heartbreak Hotel
For the last patsy to fall

His knees will be broken by sunset
But he giggled like a choir boy
The whistle was blown, the patsy got thrown
And the chairman is crushing his toy

You could hear Beethoven roll over
There was too much smoke in the room
The gurus were there, gasping for air
Stumbling around in the gloom
They said the risk was worth taking

So we'll stand for the last curtain call
We were under his spell
Singing Heartbreak Hotel
For the last patsy to fall