It's brutal It's brutal It's brutal It's brutal Sellin' it sellin' it sellin' it You gotta keep on Tellin' it tellin' it tellin' it To anyone and everyone Who will lend you an ear It's something we all fear When you put it all out on the line And you give it everything you've got Yeah you give it everything you've got Always lookin' for approval Always lookin' for approval It's brutal It's brutal It's brutal It's brutal Writin' it writin' it writin' it You gotta keep on Fightin' it fightin' it fightin' it When someone else's view Just won't leave you alone It takes too long to know What's for real and what's for show All those heroes in your head They were just heroes in your head Always lookin' for approval Always lookin' for approval It's brutal Bigger than a roaring crowd Higher than a rolling cloud Brighter with the lights up loud Yeah Bigger than a roaring crowd Higher than a rolling cloud Brighter with the lights up loud Yeah Ooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooooh ooh ooh ooh Ooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooooh ooh ooh ooh Sellin' it sellin' it sellin' it You gotta keep on Tellin' it tellin' it tellin' it To anyone and everyone Who will lend you an ear