Welcome, my son, welcome to the machine
Were have you been?
It's alright, we know where you've been
You've been in the pipeline, biding your time (biding your time)
You're finished with toys and scouting for boys
You bought a guitar to punish your ma
And you didn't like school
And you know you're nobody's fool
Welcome to the machine

Welcome, my son, welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It's alright, we told you what to dream
You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the steak bar
He loved to drive his jaguar
Welcome to the machine
Welcome to the machine