People

It's the gospel according to
Whichever channel you're listening to
It's the battle for the hearts and minds
Selling grown-ups nursery rhymes
And we fall for it every time
'Cause we're consumers and
Marketing, marketing
Marketing is everything, yeah

Division is a bad idea
You must believe everything that you hear
Remember when we used to laugh
Before they sawed us in half?
We need the left for decency
We need the right for the money and
Marketing, marketing
Marketing is everything, yeah

We know what people want
We know what people want
No, you don't
No, you don't
No, you don't
Oh my, I'm not eleven

We know what people want
We know what people want
I said, no, you don't
No, you don't
No, you don't
You make me wanna throw up

Sticking out like a sore thumb
And no adult supervision
A karaoke one-man band
Why don't you give that man a hand
'Cause he's working on his noble brand
And we're all living in wonderland
Wonderland, wonderland
Give that man a CLEO

We know what people want
We know what people want
No, you don't
No, you don't
No, you don't
You're just giving us the finger

We know what people want
We know what people want
No, you don't
No, you don't
No, you don't
'Cause we ain't on your medical

You're sitting on the sofa
Watching ads for ask your doctor
In between the fear and hate
We're gonna sell-sell-celebrate
And Madison Avenue
Is raking in the money and
Marketing, marketing
Marketing is everything, yeah

We know what people want
We know what people want
I said, no, you don't
No, you don't
No, you don't
It's amateur dramatics

We know what people want
We know what people want
I said, no, you don't
No, you don't
No, you don't
You haven't got the foggiest