To the tune of The Entertainer by Billy Joel

I am the entertainer
And I know just where I stand
Another crazy blogger
On another angry rant

Today I am your champion
I may have won your mind
But I know the game
You’ll forget my name
And I won’t be here
In another year
If I don’t put out the grind

I am the entertainer
And I’ve had to pay my price
Things that were not clear at first
I fixed by postin’ twice

Ah, but still they come to haunt me
Still they must be said
So I’ve learned to blog
Through the double-speak fog
Then I hit the deck
While I hope for a check
And I start another thread

I am the entertainer
Been all around the space
I’ve seen all the technologies
In the vendor rat race

I can’t remember faces
I don’t remember names
Ah, but what the hell
You know it’s just as well
‘Cause after a while
And a thousand miles
It all becomes the same

I am the entertainer
I bring to you my posts
I’d like to write all through the day
And share all of my notes

But I’ve got to meet expenses
I got to stay in line
Gotta get copies
to the agencies
I’d love to dwell
But there’s stories to tell
So I just don’t have the time

I am the entertainer
I give to you my best
You’ve read my latest musing
It’s been all around the net

Ah, took me hours to write it
The were the best hours of my life
It was a beautiful post
But it ran too long
If you’re gonna get a hit
You gotta make it fit
So it got cut down to size

I am the entertainer
The idol of my age
I don’t make that much money
When I become the sage

Ah, you’ve seen me in the blog-rolls
I’ve been in the trade press
But if I go blue
I won’t reach you
I’ll be put in the back
In the discount rack
Like an out-of-style fall dress

I am the entertainer
And I know just where I stand
Another crazy blogger
On another angry rant

Today I am your champion
I may have won your mind
But I know the game
You’ll forget my name
And I won’t be here
In another year
If I don’t put out the grind