Big Star

She was aware of her insecurities as she took the stage

She was convinced if she got up there

That she'd be discovered someday

So she belted it

She hit the high notes fearlessly

Oh, she melted them

As she brought them to their feet

She was a big star at Banana Joe's bar

Where she sang karaoke every night

She said, "If you work hard to get where you are

It feels good in the hot spotlight"

She was a big star

She made the local cable shows

Where the camera fell in love with her face

After a couple of weekends

The groupies were crawling all over the place

She signed autographs

Like she was Garth Brooks in a skirt

And in the aftermath

That small-time town was hers

She was a big star at Banana Joe's bar

Where she sang karaoke every night

She said, "If you work hard to get where you are

It feels good in the hot spotlight"

She was a big star

She doesn't care anymore

That her high school girlfriends cut her down

The only thought she entertains is where they are

And where she is now

Her old neighbors swear they're certain

She slept her way to the top

She knows you don't get where you're going

'Less you got something they ain't got

So she sings tonight

To twenty-thousand plus

And the young girls scream out loud

"Man, that could be us"

She's a big star as she eats caviar

Just before she performs every night

She says, "If you work hard to get where you are

It feels good in the hot spotlight"

She's a big star

She's a big star