It doesn't matter what I say

So long as I sing with inflection

That makes you feel I'll convey

Some inner truth or vast reflection

But I've said nothing so far

And I can keep it up for as long as it takes

And it don't matter who you are

If I'm doin' my job, it's your resolve that breaks

Because the hook brings you back

I ain't tellin' you no lie

The hook brings you back

On that you can rely

There is something amiss

I am being insincere

In fact, I don't mean any of this

Still my confession draws you near

To confuse the issue I refer

To familiar heroes from long ago

No matter how much Peter loved her

What made the Pan refuse to grow

Was that the hook brings you back

I ain't tellin' you no lie

The hook brings you back, yeah

On that you can rely

Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in

If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn

Make a desperate move or else you'll win

And then begin to see what you're doin' to me

This MTV is not for free

It's so PC, it's killing me

So desperately I'll sing thee of love

Sure, but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self

And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf

I've tried, well, no, in fact I lied

Could be financial suicide, but I got too much pride inside

To hide or slide, I'll do as I'll decide

And let it ride until I die

And only then shall I abide this tide of catchy little tunes

Of hip three-minute ditties

I wanna bust all your balloons

I wanna burn all of your cities to the ground

I've found I will not mess around

Unless I play, then, hey, I will go on all day

Hear what I say, I have a prayer to pray

That's really all this was

When I'm feelin' stuck and need a buck

I don't rely on luck because

The hook brings you back

I ain't tellin' you no lie

The hook

On that you can rely