MTV

Back in high school

Ripped jeans and a rented van

We lived for the signal

Waiting on the rooftop antenna

The static cleared

And I saw the future on the screen

Chorus

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

The big hair

The gold flair

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

Verse 2

Leather jacket

Zippers clinking in the cold

Guitar strapped tight

Look

Look at me now

I bought the makeup

I bleached the hair

And I practiced the pout

No more small towns

No more factory shifts

I want the world to watch me burn

Chorus

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

The big hair

The gold flair

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

Post-Chorus

M-T-V

Just like the stars

M-T-V

Take me away

Bridge

Three minutes of fame

That is all I need

To prove I am real

To prove I was here

Broadcast my name

Broadcast my pain

Into every living room tonight

Can you see me

Can you hear me

Will you love me

Chorus

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

The big hair

The gold flair

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

I wanna be on MTV

Outro

Turn the volume up

Watch the colors bleed

I am finally there

Finally home

M-T-V

M-T-V

M-T-V