I don't wanna be on the periphery I wanna be on MTV Get me a midget and blonde with breasts Pretty little Martha take care of the rest MTV, MTV Got get me on MTV What's gonna happen to little old me If I don't get on MTV? Yeah, video's happenin' and that's no joke With a vague idea and a whole lot of smoke Gotta be on the box in fifty states JJ will be tellin ' you my tour dates MTV, MTV Got get me on MTV What's gonna happen to little old me If I don't get on MTV? Sex sellin' shampoo or old blue jeans The state of art justifies the means If you got three minutes and a mess of machines You could make a mountain out of a hill of beans MTV, MTV Lip synchin' comes easy to me MTV, MTV I'm gonna get me on MTV And when I get on MTV You can win a contest and have dinner with me Mark and Nina they seem the same I can never remember the blonde guy's name MTV, MTV Got get on it It's rock and roll potpourri I got to get me on MTV