Story Behind The Song
The life of a musician
Song Description
Sacrificing everything to play the blues!
| Song Length |
3:31 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Blues - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Musician, Change |
| Similar Artists |
The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I'm Gonna Be a Star
By Randy Bishop (ASCAP), Copyright 2013
I've packed up my belongings
My wife and my guitar
Couldn't make it in this one-horse town
I need a brand new bar
A honkey tonk to sing in
Don't want to travel far
So I'm headin' down to Memphis
Where I'm gonna be a star
Drivin' down the freeway
On highway 55
It's a quarter after midnight
When I start to come alive
Thinkin' 'bout our future
As my wife sleeps in the car
Yeah, I'm headin' down to Memphis
Where I'm gonna be a star
Bridge:
Nobody's gonna tell me that I can't compete
The music game has always been a dead end street
But all I need's a break or two
To get back on my feet
So I'll keep on tryin'
Keep on tryin' to believe
We reach our destination
And I see my name in lights
It says appearing nightly
Please come in to watch the fights
But I am not discouraged
To thine own self be true
Just come on down to Memphis
We are gonna play some blues
'Cause if I'm gonna be a star
I've got no time to lose