Barely twenty-one
Fresh out of school
With a dime store six-string
Strumming on a barstool
Drinking luke-warm beer
With a half-written song
Not a doubt in his mind
That it won't take long
Before he's up on that stage
Every Friday night
To a sold-out crowd
Under the neon lights
So he'll keep on singing
Playing them songs
Knowing one day that they'll all sing along
Living that life
Traveling the world
Fortune and fame and good-looking girls
And a house on a hill
Paid for with a string of hits
But it just hasn't happened yet
Five years later
He didn't count on this
Still sitting in the same bar playing for tips
But he just met a guy
He's got a meeting next week
Yeah, things are looking up
Oh just wait and see
Cause he'll be up on that stage
Every Friday night
To a sold-out crowd
Under the neon lights
So he'll keep on singing
Playing them songs
Knowing one day that they'll all sing along
Living that life
Traveling the world
Fortune and fame and good-looking girls
And a house on the hill
Paid for with a string of hits
But it just hasn't happened yet
The meeting went well
He got his big break
A thirty-minute slot
And an album on the way
Yeah, his stars lined up
It's so close that he could touch
So he'll keep on singing
Playing them songs
Knowing one day that they'll all sing along
Living that life
Travelin the world
Fortune and fame and good-looking girls
He'll keep on singin'
Playing them songs
Knowing one day that they'll all sing along
Living that life
Traveling the world
Fortune and fame and good-looking girls
And a house on the hill
Paid for with a string of hits
And a house on the hill
Paid for with a string of hits
But it just hasn't happened yet
No, it just hasn't happened yet
It just hasn't happened yet