Sell Out
Reel Big Fish Lyrics

Well I know you can't work in fast food all your life
I understand that working in a fast food restaurant is not a career choice as it doesn't provide much scope for growth.

But don't sign that paper tonight
But don't sign that agreement this very night which might make you sell your soul to the devil.

She said "But it's too late"
She pleaded, but feels like it is too late now, the decision has been made.

Then, I don't remember what I read
I read something earlier but I seem to have forgotten what it was about.

I don't remember what they said
I can't recall what I was told by others.

I guess it doesn't matter
I suppose it doesn't make a difference now what I read or what they said.

Guess it doesn't matter anymore
I'm unsure why it should matter now; it's too late to change anything.

'Cause you're gonna go to the record store
Because you're planning on going to the record store.

You're gonna give 'em all your money
You're going to give all your money to the record store for their products.

Radio plays what they want you to hear
Radio stations only play what they want their listeners to hear.

They tell me it's cool, I just don't believe it
Although people may tell me that it's cool, I'm skeptical about it.

Sell out, with me, oh yea
Join me in selling out by giving up our originality for financial gains.

Sell out, with me tonight
Let's sell out together today by signing with a company that values our commercial appeal over our creativity.

The record company's gonna give me lots of money and
Since the record company is going to offer me a large sum of money.

Everything's gonna be alright
Everything will be fine now that I have the money I need to secure my future.

No more flipping burgers putting on my silly hat, you know
No more working at the fast food chain job where I have to wear a ridiculous hat and flip burgers.

I don't want that no more
I don't wish for such a job anymore.

And I didn't ask when we'd get paid
I didn't bother asking when we would be paid for our work.

I quit my day job anyway
I quit my day job, though I wasn't sure when I'd be paid from my new venture.

I guess it doesn't matter
I suppose it doesn't make a difference now that I quit my job without knowing when I'd be paid.

'Cause you're gonna go to the record store
Because you're planning on going to the record store.

You're gonna give 'em all your money
You're going to give all your money to the record store for their products.

Radio plays what they want you to hear
Radio stations only play what they want their listeners to hear.

Tell me it's cool, I just don't believe it
People can tell me it's cool, but I'm not convinced.

Sell out, with me, oh yea
Join me in selling out by giving up our originality for financial gains.

Sell out with me tonight
Let's sell out together today by signing with a company that values our commercial appeal over our creativity.

The record company's gonna give me lots of money
Since the record company is going to offer me a large sum of money.

And everything's gonna be alright
Everything will be fine now that I have the money I need to secure my future.

And I don't think it'll be so bad
I'm certain this won't be that bad.

And I know it won't be so bad
I firmly believe that it won't be so bad.

'Cause the man said "That's the way it is"
Because someone said 'That's just the way it is'.

And the man said "It don't get better than this"
And the man said 'It won't get any better than this'.

No, no, no
No, that can't be true.

So I signed on to the record company
I am signing on to the record company.

They say they're gonna give me lot's of money
They say they are going to give me a lot of money.

If I play what they want you to hear
If I perform/quite the way they want to.

Tell me it's cool, and I'll sure believe it
If they reassure me that it is 'cool,' I will surely believe it.

Sell out, with me, oh yea
Join me in selling out by giving up our originality for financial gains.

Sell out with me tonight
Let's sell out together today by signing with a company that values our commercial appeal over our creativity.

The record company's gonna give me lots of money
Since the record company is going to offer me a large sum of money.

And everything's gonna be alright
Everything will be fine now that I have the money I need to secure my future.

Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yes, okay, okay.

The record company's gonna make everything alright
The record company will help make everything right by giving me bedazzled imaginations of grandeur and promises of financial stability.

"Baby, don't you sign that paper tonight" she said
"Darling, please don't sign that paper tonight," she pleaded with me.

"But I can't work in fast food all my life"
"But my love, how can I spend my entire life working in a fast food restaurant?"