Well I know you can't work in fast food all your life
But don't sign that paper tonight
She said "But it's too late"

Then, I don't remember what I read
I don't remember what they said
I guess it doesn't matter
Guess it doesn't matter anymore

'Cause you're gonna go to the record store
You're gonna give 'em all your money
Radio plays what they want you to hear
They tell me it's cool, I just don't believe it

Sell out, with me, oh yea
Sell out, with me tonight
The record company's gonna give me lots of money and
Everything's gonna be alright

No more flipping burgers putting on my silly hat, you know
I don't want that no more
And I didn't ask when we'd get paid
I quit my day job anyway
I guess it doesn't matter
Guess it doesn't matter anymore

'Cause you're gonna go to the record store
You're gonna give 'em all your money
Radio plays what they want you to hear
Tell me it's cool, I just don't believe it

Sell out, with me, oh yea
Sell out with me tonight
The record company's gonna give me lots of money
And everything's gonna be

And I don't think it'll be so bad
And I know it won't be so bad
'Cause the man said "That's the way it is"
And the man said "It don't get better than this"
No, no, no

So I signed on to the record company
They say they're gonna give me lot's of money
If I play what they want you to hear
Tell me it's cool, and I'll sure believe it

Sell out, with me, oh yea
Sell out with me tonight
The record company's gonna give me lots of money
And everything's gonna be alright

Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
The record company's gonna make everything alright

"Baby, don't you sign that paper tonight" she said
"But I can't work in fast food all my life"


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Sell Out Lyrics as written by Scott Allen Klopfenstein Aaron Asher Barrett

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  • +2
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    I love this song. Expecally the line"radio plays what they want you to hear." gotta love it.

    DrugedintoSilenceon February 20, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    My god. I can't believe no one has commented on this song. This song is what got me addicted to Ska. RBF is just the best. They're stupid, funny, and have good songs. Too bad they can't go on tour all the way to south-east Asia.

    braykeron January 20, 2002   Link
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    My friend told me what this song was about and I agree with her. Basically its about a person who works in fast food and is in a band in his spare time. The band is good, but play 'unconventional' music. The person is sick of working in fast food and changes who he is to conform to what the record company wants him and his band to be like. His band now play and do what they want them to. The record companies decide what music should be like, the radio shows then play you what they want effecting directly what music the general public will get to hear. They decide whats the in thing and then you go out and buy it. Sadly thats the way it is. And this person is sad to be adding to it, but as he says, "You cant work in fast food all your life."

    Shezzieon April 29, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    I find it quite ironic that their one big hit was "Sell Out". Pretty fitting.

    kmk_natashaon February 17, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    i love the beat to this song. it's awesome!!!

    laurensusie18on March 13, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    i'ts just a joke, they're joking about themselves and about other bands who might or have sold out. it's just cute and fun and a big joke.

    bluekitty2on April 26, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    They wrote the song and made a video out of it, becuase universal bought out mojo records, and wanted a single out of one of the mojo bands. reel big fish, being the band they are, made sell out, to make fools out of universal. the song completely makes fun of record labels and radio stations, which is why RBF never had another single out. gotta love it

    NoSkaSuckson May 06, 2002   Link
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    by the way 4 the uninformed they changed their label because the one they were with crashed out an went under. they went 2 a big label because goldfinger did, n they stick together

    lankmasteron June 04, 2002   Link
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    This Is A Great Song And Has A Message And Obviously People Posted It Already But Reel Big Fish Was The GateWay Band To Op Ivy Since They Did A Cover Of Unity A Pretty Good Job They Did Too Well No Matter What Any Says This Band Is Cool

    Spade9on July 25, 2002   Link
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    this and the bosstones got me into ska...happy tune dat cant help but make me dance...try their cover of Take On Me...great song....RBF and BOSSTONES rule ass.....

    tsunamibomb420on July 27, 2002   Link

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