You want a piece of the cake It's not yours for the taking You make a hen out of a feather with the proof that you're faking You play your cards like you're sitting on all of the aces But you don't even know what a real poker face is ♪ You take what you can get from what's left on the table You make facts out of fiction based on rumors and fables You're waiting for a chance to get a share of what they're creating You want a foot in the door when history's in the making You're chasing waterfalls to make your way upstream You're eating sleeping pills to reach your highest dreams Your mediocracy takes you to new extremes You're two times bitter but you're none the wiser ♪ You never participate in the collective agreements But take credit where you can for other people's achievements Then you break down and cry when all your great expectations Are pulled from under your feet and turn into desperation You're chasing waterfalls to make your way upstream You're eating sleeping pills to reach your highest dreams Your mediocracy takes you to new extremes You're two times bitter but you're none the wiser ♪ Where can you go? (Where can you go?) What can you say? (What can you say?) Who can you turn to? (Who can you turn to?) What will it take (what will it take) To get it into your head?