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Before They Were Stars 
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Some hitch-hiked with back-pack loads 
While some tra-vel-ed end-less dus-ty roads. 
Some were luc-ky to have food with crus-ty mold 
Oth-ers had no mon-ey, ev-'ry-thing had been sold. 

It ain't ea-sy chas-ing dreams, that run from you 
All you can do is hope some-day they all come true. 

Play-in' gigs in some back-road dives 
Sing-in' and fight-in in honk-y-tonk bars. 
They paid their dues, and have their scars 
Some lived rough lives, be-fore they were stars. 

They had to fight the drunks and crowds 
Some-one al-ways yel-lin the mus-ic's too loud. 
Could-n't sit down, and played on their feet 
They sweat-ed and choked in the sum-mer heat. 

They paid the price, and learned their craft 
They sung in the sun, and the win-ter drafts. 
Seek-ing fame, and fans that screamed 
They kept writ-ing songs, and chas-ing their dreams. 

Be-fore they were stars, they drove wrecked cars 
Liv-ed week to week, and earn-ed bat-tle scars. 

Some worked hard to get on top 
Step-pin' ov-er those that flopped. 
Some end up with brok-en hearts 
And oth-ers fail, and nev-er start. 

Some can thank their luc-ky stars 
Oth-ers lost out be-fore they got too far. 
Some got trapped, and can't es-cape 
Oth-ers worked hard to get their break. 

No one know what goes on back-stage 
Or what hap-pen-ed in the bars. 
No one knows what they went through 
Be-fore they were stars. 

©2000 by Glenn Smith 
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