I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong

To crash the critic saying, "is it right or is it wrong?"

If only fame had an IV, baby could I bear

Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause

Live for the way you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

Real loud, real loud

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Real loud, real loud

Live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause live for the

Real loud, real loud

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Real loud, real loud

Live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause live for the

I've overheard your theory "Nostalgia's for geeks"

I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read

One second I'm a Koons, then suddenly the Koons is me

Pop culture was in art, now art’s in pop culture, in me

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Real loud, real loud

Live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause live for the

Real loud, real loud

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Real loud, real loud

Live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause live for the

Woo...Touch, touch

Woo...Touch, touch, now

Woo-oh-oh-oh...

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause

Live for the way you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Real loud, real loud

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Real loud, real loud

Live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause live for the

Real loud, real loud

Give me that thing that I love

(I'll turn the lights out)

Real loud, real loud

Live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause live for the

Applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause

Live for the way you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applau