Tom was a guy with a bunch of friends
Now he's just left with a bunch of bands
Whose names start with a "the"
And mostly really suck
So he sold out to the businessman
$600 million in his hand
And quickly walked away
Just as it became a flash in the pan
Flash in the pan
And Lou had a thing for the singing kids
He knew his way around the biz
A genius and a crook
Looking for a look
He'd find some guys who knew how to dance
Put microphones in their hands
And the name he gave to them
Might as well have been
Flash in the pan
Flash in the pan
Before you know it
It's come and gone
You find yourself at the end of the song
Yeah it's a big deal
But not for long
It's a flash in the pan
Flash in the pan
They stocked up on guns and spaghettios
Filled the bomb shelters down below
'Cause if the world should end
We're gonna need these cans
But the long hand reached 12 o'clock
The TV showed the apple drop
And we all took a breath
Witnessing the death of a flash in the pan
Flash in the pan
Before you know it
It's come and gone
You find yourself at the end of the song
Yeah it's a big deal
But not for long
It's a flash in the pan
Flash in the pan
Well, hindsight's got some kind of power
Makes years feel like half an hour
And troubles melt away as quickly as they came
And I know times are hard for you and me
But hold on, baby
I think we'll see it's a flash
It's a flash
It's a flash
Then it's gone