Daddy won a radio
He tuned it to a country show
I was rocking in the cradle to the crying of a steel guitar
Mama used to sing to me

She taught me that sweet harmony
Now she worries cause she never thought
I´d really ever take it this far
Singin´ in the bars

And chasin´ that neon rainbow
Livin´ that honky tonk dream
Cause all I´ve ever wanted
Is to pick this guitar and sing
It´s time to be somebody
Just wanna be heard and sing
I´m chasin´ that neon rainbow
Livin´ that honky tonk dream

And it was at a coffee cup
Five pickers and an old Dodge truck
Headin´ down to Houston for a show on Saturday night

This overhead is killing me
Half the time I sing for free
When the crowd´s into it, lord,
It makes this thing I´m doing seem right
Standing in the spotlight

And chasin´ that neon rainbow
Livin´ that honky tonk dream
Cause all I´ve ever wanted
Is to pick this guitar and sing
It´s time to be somebody
Just wanna be heard and sing
I´m chasin´ that neon rainbow
Livin´ that honky tonk dream

Now daddy´s got a radio
He won it thirty years ago
He said; son I just know

We´re gonna hear you singin´ on it some day
I made it up to music row
Lordy, don´t the wheels turn slow
Still I wouldn´t trade a minute
I wouldn´t have it any other way
Just show me to the stage

And chasin´ that neon rainbow
Livin´ that honky tonk dream
Cause all I´ve ever wanted
Is to pick this guitar and sing
It´s time to be somebody
Just wanna be heard and sing
I´m chasin´ that neon rainbow
Livin´ that honky tonk dream