Pay To Play

from Back To The Farm by Joe Bendik

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Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna pay to play
Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna now you’re gonna
Pay to play

So you wanna be a Rock and Roll star
as if that still exists
At least you could play the big bars
you know you can’t resist
Rock is dead, music is free
Twenty First century
You wanna take the stage
to ventilate your rage
W’e’ll give it to you for a fee

We want money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
We take what we want

Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna pay to play
Pay to play, pay to play
Now you’re gonna now you’re gonna
Pay to play

All the young Brooklynites who play indie guitars
Who need to play what few want to hear
in back room Brooklyn bars
Youi’re gonna play for the other bands
Their girlfriends and boyfriends too
Their eyes are rolling, but you’ll be rolling
in revenue

We want money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
Money up front
We take what we want
We take what we want

Pay to play, you’re gonna pay to play now
Now you’re gonna pay to play
You’re gonna pay to play, you’re gonna pay to play now
Now you’re gonna
Pay to play

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from Back To The Farm, released June 19, 2020
Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Druminator and Vocals by Joe Bendik

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Joe Bendik New York, New York

Longtime East Village NYC Rock Musician, Performer, Songwriter & Producer since 1986.
Pittsburgh Post Punk/Hardcore from (1979-1985). Other works include soundtracks and scoring.

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