Ten Year Town

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