Song Description

Story rock song that bounces from intimate acoustic/electronic verses to rocking choruses. Male lead vocal.

Lyrics

i am the host of a late night show
i like to keep the volume down low
people come and they sit on my sofa and then they go
i never ask them what went wrong
the conversation never runs long
and it seems that we all get along

and i know
it isn't on prime time
but when the light shines i'm
having the time of my life
and so
you don't know my name now
funny 'bout fame, how it comes, how it goes
for now the show goes on
the show goes on

i am the host of a late night show
where the former celebrities go
who would've been on a network program long ago
but we get a guest every now and then
at the beginning instead of the end, and we both know
we'll never meet again

and i know
it isn't on prime time
but when the light shines i'm
having the time of my life
and so
you don't know my name now
funny 'bout fame, how it comes, how it goes
for now the show goes on
the show goes on

i could have been an astronaut
i could have been anything you wanted to be
could have been the president
i just wanted you to listen to me, listen to me...

i think about the folks at home
sitting there in the cold blue glow:
i bet they're alone
and when i leave the studio
they send a driver to take me home
out of the ozone
and i make a drink
and i tell the bachelor's face above the sink:

I AM THE HOST OF A LATE NIGHT SHOW
I AM THE HOST OF A LATE NIGHT SHOW
I AM THE HOST OF A LATE NIGHT SHOW
I AM THE HOST
I AM THE HOST
I AM THE SHOW