Discover the story of the song > Fake Your Way to the Top – Eddie Murphy

The lyrics are about a man who has been in the music industry for thirteen years and has figured out that he can fake his way to the top. He sings about how he's been faking his way through every town and how he's living off of his sound. The song ends with him trying to pick up one of his backup singers and repeating that he faked his way to the top.