He's setting it up Tearing it down I've seen him before Do the merry-go-round You sit all alone Close to the phone You're waiting so bold But the story's been told You look like a fish in a bowl With him on the outside Looking in - Tapping on the glass Just to find out if you're fast And in solid gold Fish in a bowl With him on the outside Looking in - Tapping on the glass Just to find out if you last When you lose control Respect You need to connect Well, you ain't gonna get it Through the way you behave You got to be young Before you grow old You got to know fire To know when it's cold You look like a fish in a bowl With him on the outside Looking in - Tapping on the glass Just to find out if you're fast And in solid gold Fish in a bowl With him on the outside Looking in - Tapping on the glass Just to find out if you last When you lose control You thought you'd get a real good time But in fact he's just jerkin' your mind Don't believe in everything you see I'm so glad it's you and it's not me Fish in a bowl With him on the outside Looking in - Tapping on the glass Just to find out if you're fast And in solid gold Fish in a bowl With him on the outside Looking in - Tapping on the glass Just to find out if you last When you lose control