I'm sitting in front of the TV set
I want to turn it off but I haven't done it yet
Commercials keep telling me what I need to get
Ooo, couch potato

The shows keep coming one by one
Another one's beginning and it looks like fun
I guess I can't move until this one's done
Ooo, couch potato

Oh, it's got a hold on me
My eyes are glued, I can't get free
I need somebody's help to turn off this TV!

I'm watching, I'm watching, I'm watching TV
Something's beginning to happen to me
My eyes are glued, I can't get free
My mind is disappearing into the TV
Somebody please come and rescue me
Couch potato

The hours go by as I sit and stare
I want to get up but I don't go anywhere
My finger's on the button and it's sitting there...
Couch potato

Oh, it's got a hold on me
My eyes are glued, I can't get free
I need somebody's help to turn it off
I've gotta turn it off
I'm gonna turn off this TV!

I'm fed up, I'm fed up with the TV
I'm turning it off definitely
I'm pushing on the button as I count to three
It's time to really do it, now it's up to me
I'm watching, I'm watching, I'm watching TV
I'm watching, I'm watching, I'm watching TV