Welcome to the grand illusion
Come on in and see whats happening
Pay the price get your tickets for the show

The stage is set the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
You're wishing secretly you were a star

But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazines
They show you photographs on how your life should be
But there just someone else's fantasies

So if you think your life is complete confusion
'Cause you never when the game
Just remember that well it's a grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same, we're all the same

So if you think your life is complete confusion
'Cause you're neighbor's got it made
Just remember that well it's a grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same

America spells compe***ion
Join us in our blind ambition
Get yourself a brand new motor car

But some day soon, we'll stop to ponder
What on earth's this spell we're under
We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are