[Verse 1]
You're like a rolling stone on a treadmill
You're like a four-leaf clover on a battlefield
It was an easy win, a real cool pace
Like a big nose on a pretty face
You got a ponytail of thinning hair
Sent a get-well card that showed you care
And I'm sending out a search party
It's like Jonestown all over again

[Chorus]
Ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one
Ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one

[Verse 2]
Is that a highball in your Sprite can?
It's a forgotten name from a one night stand
Your chin's a bobbing pin, a sew machine
Your eyes are flickering like it's Halloween
And I'm sending out my sympathies
It's like Jonestown all over again

[Chorus]
Ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one
Ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one
[Interlude]
One more time...

[Verse 3]
Is that a doctor's note for a heartache?
Or a poisoned cup from your O.P.A?
It's like a compliment from your right hand
It's like Jonestown all over again

[Chorus]
Ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one
Ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one

And the club, it always hides the brick
The drums hide the fact that you can't sing
It's ups and downs and there you go
It's the highs and lows of being number one