i'm a radio joe of the biz called show
  i'm a rockin popstar with a get up and go
  rubbin' elbows with the big wigs at my sold out shows
  i've been on every cover even rolling stone
    put us on mtv
  all we really need
  begging on our knees
  please, please, please, please, please
    conforming to the norm straight out of the mold
  compromising each and every ounce of soul
  i'm a doin' anything for the records of gold
  i only want what i can hold
    put us on mtv
  all we really need
  begging on our knees
  please, please, please, please, please
    we know that we'll never be better than
  mister slick superstar david letterman
  i promise we'll be perfect gentlemen
  just put us on the show you'll regret us then
    put us on mtv
  all we really need
  begging on our knees
  please, please, please, please, please
    thank you very much be sure to label us
  we wouldn't want to cause a ruckus or a fuss
  aor, chr, top forty or bust
    put us on mtv
  all we really need
  begging on our knees
  please, please, please, please, please
    what i am is a picture on the tv screen
  don't make waves don't make a scene
  what i say when i play isn't worth a bean
  i'm a video joe in an industry
    put us on mtv
  all we really need
  begging on our knees
  please, please, please, please, please