Gabriel Peter
The Barry Williams Show
letâs go
one man at the window
one girl at the bar
saw that look of recognition
when they know just who you are
i seen you on the tv
i seen you on that show
you make the people crazy
and then you let them go
before the show we calm them
we sympathise, we care
and the hostile folk we keep apart
âtil the red light says âon airâ
did you see our leather lovers
all tied up to the chair
did you catch those child molesters
no one else goes there
what a show, the barry williams show
what a show,
dysfunctional excess
is all it took for my success
the greater pain that they endure
the more you know the show will scored
itâs showtime
got the reputation of a surgeon
âcos they cannot feel the cut
it looks so very simple
but it really is an art
they call our studio âthe hospitalâ
making money from the sick
we let people be themselves
there is no other trick
âmy lover stole my girlfriendâ
âi keep beating up my exâ
âi want to kill my neighbourâ
âmy daughterâs selling sexâ
âmy s/m lover hurt meâ
âmy girl became a manâ
âi love my daughterâs rapist
âmy lifeâs gone down the panâ
what a show, the barry williams show
the barry williams show
dysfunctional excess
is all it took for my success
and when the punches start to fly
the ratings always read so high
itâs showtime
âthat girl has got no scruplesâ
not a wrinkle on her face
you would not believe the plot she conceived
so theyâd let her take my place
well, no man is an island
no man is a sea
but this display of emotion
is all but drowning me
what a show, oh what a show
on my show, the barry williams show
itâs my show
what a show
dysfunctional excess
is all it took for my success
the best tv youâve ever seen
where people say the things that they really mean
i hear my name, i hear them roar
for the one more time i take the floor
just one more barry williams show
weâre gonna take you where you want to go
itâs showtime
come on down
come on down