Do you want to buy a song?
I won't ask for much just play it well,
and when they ask you where
it came from, maybe you can
tell them 'bout me, you can tell them about me.

It didnt take very long for me to write.
I didn't lose my one true love
and I wasn't up all night.
Tell me old friend, do you
want to buy a song?

Do you want to buy a song?
you could jazz it up or slow it down,
sing it solo with
just one spotlight on ya,
or let the velvet girls sing
the sweet soft la la's,
let 'em sing the la la's.
It didn't take very long
for me to write,
but I've been workin' on the next verse
for most all of my life.
Tell me old friend, do you
want to buy a song?

Who were you listening to on
that little Japanese transistor radio
under the covers after
everyone had gone to bed?
Who were you listening to on
that little Japanese transistor radio,
and what kind of dreams were
run, run, run, runnin' through your head?

Tell me what songs they sang on
that little Japanese transistor radio,
yeah what kind of dreams were
run, run, run, runnin' round your head?

Do you want to buy a song?
I won't ask for much just play it well,
And when they ask you
where it came from,
Maybe you can tell them 'bout me,
you can tell them about me.
It didnt take very long
for me to write,
but it keeps runnin' through my head,
so I think I got it right.
Tell me old friend, do you
want to buy a song?
Tell me old friend, do you
want to buy a song?
Do you want to buy a song?
Do you want to buy a song?
(spoken) Tell me, what was it like
singin’ with your heroes?