Lyrics

[Verse 1] I bought a bourgeois house in the Hollywood Hills With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills Man came by to hook up my cable TV We settled in for the night, my baby and me [Chorus 1] We switched round and round till half-past dawn There was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on [Verse 2] Well, now, home entertainment was my baby's wish So I hopped into town for a satellite dish I tied it to the top of my Japanese car I came home and I pointed it out into the stars [Chorus 2] A message came back from the great beyond There's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on [Bridge] Well, we might'a made some friends with some billionaires We might'a got all nice and friendly, if we'd made it upstairs [Chorus 3] All I got was a note that said, "Bye-bye, John Our love's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on" Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on [Verse 3] So I bought a .44 Magnum, it was solid steel cast And in the blessed name of Elvis, well, I just let it blast Till my TV lay in pieces there at my feet And they busted me for disturbin' the almighty peace [Chorus 4] Judge said, "What you got in your defense, son?" "Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on" Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on [Chorus 5] I can see by your eyes, friend, you're just about gone Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on [Outro] Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on