57 Channels [And Nothin’ On]
I bought a bourgeoise house
In the Hollywood hills
With a truckload of hundred
Thousand dollar bills
Man came by to hook up my cable TV
We settled in for the night my baby and me
We switched 'round and 'round
'til half past dawn:
There was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Well now home entertainment was
My baby's wish
So I hopped into town for a satellite dish
I tied it to the top of my Japanese car
I came home and I pointed
It out into the stars
A message came back from the great beyond:
There's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Well we might'a made some
Friends with some billionaires
We might'a got all nice and friendly
If we'd made it upstairs
All I got was a note that said, "Bye bye
John our love's fifty-seven channels
And nothin' on, "
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
So I bought a 44 magnum
It was solid steel cast
And in the blessed name of Elvis
Well I just let it blast
'Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
And they busted me for
Disturbin' the almighty peace judge said
"What you got in your defense son?"
"Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on, "
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
I can see by your eyes, friend
You're just about gone
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on