This dog and pony show
I don't really know if I've got what it takes
First you'll sell your soul
Then you hit the road
Another ass to kiss, a hand to shake
They don't hear a hit yet so they don't give a shit yet
And they don't play girls anyway
When you're all in, there ain't no way out
Keep saying any day now
But how long this takes is anybody's guess
And no it ain't how bad you want it
You're just praying for a moment
Yeah you still might be an overnight success
Pay your dues, wait your turn
No guarantees is all I've learned
After twelve years in a ten year town
Tried to fit the mold, that's how this story goes
Be just like them but just like you
Forget what got you here 'cause that won't work this year
Don't be too young, too old, or too brand-new
Don't think no one will notice if I went back home but
When you're all in, there ain't no way out
Keep saying any day now
But how long this takes is anybody's guess
And no it ain't how bad you want it
You're just praying for a moment
Yeah you still might be an overnight success
Pay your dues, wait your turn
No guarantees is all I've learned
After twelve years in a ten year town
They told you they don't get it
Now they're taking all the credit
When you're all in, there ain't no way out
Keep saying any day now
But how long this takes is anybody's guess
And no it ain't how bad you want it
You're just praying for a moment
Yeah you still might be an overnight success
Pay your dues, wait your turn
No guarantees is all I've learned
After twelve years in a ten year town
After twelve years in a ten year town