There's no consolation prize   There's no prize for consolation   There's no consolation prize   There's no prize for consolation      All stuck in the middle   Between what is and what might be   A great sensation has swept the nation   Everybody wants the image you've got for sale   With massive compromations on your part   But buddy you've taken the nation   Check it out the new teen beat model of the year      There's no consolation prize   There's no prize for consolation   There's no consolation prize   There's no prize for consolation      Struck down from the pillar   Short lived is all you'll ever be   A once great sensation   Has wiped out the nation   Your message is no longer for sale   And no proclamation   Will return the station      You held onto while the rest of us moved on   As not quite sensations   But mere subatomic particles of the nation   We're happy if our songs get heard at all   So bring forth donations   For the boombox generation   That's right      There's no consolation prize   There's no prize for consolation   There's no consolation prize   There's no prize for consolation      Don't be afraid   Of what you say   'Cause anyway   Is the only way