This whole country is scared of failure.
  My head keeps trying to sell me ambition.
  But in my heart, I want self-respect.
  There's a conflict.
    Boy, I feel so outgunned today
  But I'll get up and fight back, anyway
  You and I aare not huge mainstream stars
  But unlike them, we're really what we are
    We got Main Street eyes
  Watchin' as the big boys roll by
  Under rotten television skies
  We got Main Street eyes
    I saw a kitten squashed in the street
  I read about a plastic surgeon and his art collection.
    We are played for suckers all the time
  Phony rock and roll
  It's a crime
  I don't want to dip myself in trash
  I don't want to give myself for cash
    We got Main Street eyes
  Tryin' to do what's decent with our lives
  Under funny television skies
  We got Main Street eyes
    Walkin' around sometimes
  I see a tension under the surface
  People are just about ready to explode.
    So hold me, and trust me
  I love you, don't worry.
  Keep your Main Street eyes
  Keep your Main Street eyes
  Keep your Main Street eyes
  Eyes
  Eyes