St. Simon 3 - Success lyrics

Said Artie Shaw to the cigarette girl "There's a story down in showbiz You might have known all along And maybe I could be wrong But I don't think it is That if you've got a million dollars You can go and catch some exotic disease But then again, if not, I guess you've just got To be easier to please" 'Cause I tell you, it's strange but true I guess Sometimes it's easier to deal with failure Than it can be to deal with success Before you're done and while you're still young You've got to get out and have your fun So, you're not the first And you're not the worst You're just another one And though it's poorly understood, it has often been said So, just to be blunt, you've got to know what you want Before you can be disappointed And you may reach a place where everything starts to gleam So much that at night you don't even have to bother to dream And I've never been there, but I heard it's nice So welcome all you s**ers, it's almost paradise Said Artie Shaw: "There's a little secret Though you probably already knew it Just between us, the struggles' so glamorous As long as you don't actually do it Because I find this business to be as easy as you please Where you just take your sins And when you put them in They come out career opportunities"