Melissa Ferrick: Mad at the industry song

You've got it all figured out, yeah you've got a plan to get us out of here and wash my hands clean of the tax man You've got it all set up like you're in charge of fate You're gonna make me famous like that's what i wanted in the first place Now you're talking at me like I've never done this like I'm some kind of 19 year old poet with tits well Mister let me tell you I have no illusions about the music business and ya know if I didn't like, I'd just quit But don't tell me that no one's listening don't tell me fans don't care don't you assume they are gonna buy just anything cause when we're out in the clubs listening to music you're in a box answering Emails 5 million dollars yeah throw it against the wall and if it doesn't stick watch everybody point their fingers at the artist 10 million copies sold, hey kid, you're a hit! but at 10% ya know that's 90 for them plus the hotel rooms they destroyed when you were singing your heart out during south by southwest south by southwest don't tell me that no one's listening don't tell me fans don't care don't you assume they are gonna buy just anything cause when we're out in the clubs listening to music you're in a box answering Emails they're in the clubs listening to music you're in a box pulling out your hair Yah, it's a little better, now that I'm on an independent, but you can still hear them saying; you know a radio hit would really validate this artist and do you ever think she's really gonna make it really really really really big? The live work, yeah it's great and smiles and crowds are forever so I kinda just keep saying to myself, ya know the journey is the destination the journey is the destination i said the journey is the destination the journey is the destination don't tell me no one's listening don't tell me fans don't care don't you assume they are gonna buy just anything cause when we're out in the clubs listening to music you're in a box answering Emails they're in the clubs listening to music you're in a box pulling out your hair we are in the clubs listening to music and we all know you wish you could be there I got your telegram