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

And 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 and 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