I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong

To crash the critic saying, "Is it right or is it wrong?"

If only fame had an IV, baby, could I bear

Being away from you? I found the vein, put it in here

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

I've overheard your theory, "Nostalgia's for geeks"

I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read

One second I'm a Koons, then suddenly the Koons is me

Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture, in me

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

Woo... touch, touch

Woo... touch, touch

Now... woo-oh-oh-oh

Woo-oh-oh-oh

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause-plause, live for the applause-plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch

A-R-T-P-O-P