Mike Peterson

and his

Virtual Progressive Rock Band

I've Only Got A Minute

Words and Music

Mike Peterson

Notes

A while ago, I heard in a round-about way, about an idea given to a bunch of songwriters. Each of them would write a song, exactly one minute long, called "I've Only Got A Minute". I don't know if any of the other guys finished their songs, but I did.

Lyrics

I wanna sell you Pepsi but you only drink Coke
I wanna sell you cigarettes even though you don't smoke
I wanna sell you books that you'd hate to read
I wanna sell you everything that you don't need

I wanna sell you tampons even though you're a man
I wanna sell you meat but you're a vegetarian
I wanna sell you drugs when you're not even sick
I wanna sell you condoms but you don't have a dick

I wanna sell you diamonds even though you are poor
You don't have a garden, but I'm selling manure
I wanna sell you bacon even though you're a Jew
I'm selling last year's inventory labeled as new

You hear me on the radio, you see me on TV
You know that it's the price you pay for getting it for free
I'm insulting your intelligence whenever I can
Nothing's too low for the advertising man

I wanna sell you more
I wanna sell you more
I wanna sell you more, and more, and more, and more, and more
But I've only got a minute