So you scrimp and you save all your dollars for quarters

March to the arcade, you can't pause, you can't save

The levels are harder, it's getting expensive

You spend your whole day and that's how they get you

The stories get darker, the companies smarter

Nintendo helps bring the arcade to your home

The games are so easy, you buy more and more

No consequences and that's how they get you

So hopefully we've learned where all the power lies

It's not skill, it's not brain, they let you win or save your game

But your hand-eye coordination is probably much worse

Helping is hurting, and that's how they get you