She was aware of her insecurities As she took the stage But she was convinced if she got up there That she´d be discovered some day So she belted it
She hit the high notes fearlessly Oh, she melted them 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
Hey, she doesn´t care anymore That her high school girlfriends cut her down The only thought she entertains is where they aren´t And where she is now
A few old neighbors swear they are certain She slept her way to the top She knows you don´t get where you´re goin´
Unless 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 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