Iggy Pop - V.I.P. (Beat Em Up) lyrics

I'm a very important person
I park in the VIP
And when I go to the bathroom
I go in the VIP toilet
And when I wanna change a lightbulb
I don't do it myself, oh no
I have a technician 'cause I'm a VIP
I'm a VIP i'm a VIP
I'm a VIP

Now, as I began to become a VIP
I forgot what I'd become a VIP for
I began to grow accustomed to people saying
"Right this way, sir
Drinks are on the house"
Flight attendants on airplanes saying
"Please, really, I don't wanna bother you
Sir but it's such a pleasure to
Have you here on board
May I have your autograph for my daughter?"
"yeah baby, right after I go to the toilet
I'll give you a couple of
'em 'cause I'm a VIP!"

Now, one thing about VIP is they
Never seem to be alone
The "true" VIP must travel with an entourage
People who say "Right on, boss"
Cause it's a VIP! Right on, boss
I'm a VIP! As I began to realize that
I had gained VIP status
Worries began to creep in what if one day
I woke up and I was no longer a VIP?
No more good tables at the restaurants
No more strange women smiling
And approaching me on the streets
No more top notch booty
No more entourage to say "Right, boss"
I began to have nightmares
And in my nightmares
I was just a fucking nobody
Laying at the beach
Imagining myself being a VIP
Just like I was before
Hearing the applause in my head
Beautiful warm embraces of superior members
Of the female gender

VIP vIP

Of course, when one becomes a VIP
Inevitably one meets other VIPs
At social occasions
And one inevitably thinks
"How shallow and crass these people are
They're not down to earth and real like me
O-o-o ohhh no! I'm a very special VIP"

Another interesting phenomenon associated
With VIP celebrityhood
Is the "VIP reflection effect"
During which anyone associated with the VIP
Becomes a sort of VIP in their own right
Such as the "Son OF the VIP"
"Guitar player FOR the VIP"
"Girlfriend WITH the VIP"
"Accountants of the VIP"
The maid, the dog, the music publisher
All enjoy a sort of 'reflected glory', as in
"Hi this is Nastea, I work for Iggy
And I'd like six tables tonight
In the VIP section
And he needs passes for everyone
And free drinks of course in the VIP area"
Right on, boss, 'cause i'm a VIP

It's also true that when one is a VIP
Everybody is happy to see you all the time
And there is an implicit rule
That a VIP must never never be on a bummer
'Cause everybody expects you to
Make their day
And woe be on to you if you're in a bad mood
They will "thck!tchk!tchk! murmur
Murmur mur!" and you will find yourself with
The wrong kind of attention
A "difficult" VIP
Psychologists tell us that a
Sense of self-esteem
Is so necessary in today's world
As a VIP, I can guarantee you
You'll never be alone you'll never be alone
'Cause you're a VIP!