When you reach number ten
   And think the struggle ends
   But it ain't the end
   It's only a trend
   You have to unbend
   'Cause it's only a trend
   Don't lose all your friends
   Don't make heroes end
   When you reach number eight it ain't no pearly gate
   'Cause it won't satiate your growing appetite
   You can ply your trade and push your crusade
   Emancipate or indoctrinate, but the
   Traps are all laid for any honest crusade
   Your old values will fade as you struggle to make the grade
   As you struggle to make the grade
   As you struggle to make the grade
   You needn't bother
   When you hit number four you're almost through the door
   But there's a whole lot more you just can't ignore
   The telephone's sure, you know the score
   But don't let this uproar dissipate your encore
   It's written in the news how you paid your dues
   But you've no excuse for the people you abuse
   When you reach number one you can beat your drum
   You can sack your roadies in Birmingham
   When your record is platinum, you can stick it to the bath,
   To the wall like you've always planned
   It's written in the news how you paid your dues
   There's no excuse for the people you abuse
   When you reach to the top
   Who do you abuse?
   No excuse
   For the people you abuse
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   You've got no excuse
   For the people you abuse