Styx

Have you ever been sittin' at home watchin' television
and suddenly something comes on the TV and you say to yourself,
Hey, how come my life ain't like that?
Or maybe you're sittin' lookin' in a magazine,
you see some pictures, some advertising, you says,
Man, I must really suck because my life sure ain't like that.
Did you ever feel that way? Yeah-
Well, you wanna know why your life isn't like what you see on TV
and in movies, in magazines and such, you wanna know why?
'Cause that's all bullshit! That's right-
Don't you go believing movies and TV and rock videos and all that crap, come on, I mean-
All that is is somebody else's fantasy, you know what I'm sayin' to you?
In fact, all it is is really more like a Grand Illusion.
Welcome to the grand illusion
Come on in and see what's happenin'
Pay the price get your tickets for the show
The stage is set, the band starts playin'
Suddenly your heart is pounding
You're wishing secretly you were a star
But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazine