Post by Paul Hanni on Jul 30, 2010 3:08:37 GMT -5
Gray Haired Rock Star - lyrics
These days are getting longer
But the years slide by
And this pool of dreams and aspirations
Is looking a little dry
But the stage you stand upon
Still holds their open arms
To the men and all the could've beens
Too late to be a star
Oh but look here and find no discouragement
When your heart is still afloat
Though it would've been nice to live off of loving
Oh but 9 to 5 is all she wrote
Gray haired rock star
You got nothing to lose now in vain
Gray haired rock star
You're fingers are still picking despite your pain
And the world may not know who you are
But they'll always love you down at the bar
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
He's been trying to make a living
Doing what he does
But success ain't about the money it's about doing what you love
Be your humble be your happy
When we dance we never cry
And he will play and keep us dancing
Till the day he dies
Among the folds and wrinkles upon his face
There lies a deeper smile
They said he never made it to the big times
But we feel like he's been in the big times now for a while
Gray haired rock star
You've got nothing to lose now in vain
Gray haired rock star
Yeah
Your fingers are still picking despite your pain
And the world may not know who you are
But they'll always love you down at the bar
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
Yeah
These days are getting shorter
As life is only so long
But as long as there is life in me
I'm gonna sing my songs
And although I may never ever get one gray hair
I'm gonna live and play my music like there was gray hair there
Success ain't about the money it's about doing what you love
And my love is on the road
Yes I could still make a living off of loving
Because 9 to 5 and music is all I know
I'm Gonna be a gray haired rock star
Oh just singing for the love of the game
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
And my fingers will always be picking despite my pain
And the world may never know who we are
But they'll always love us down at the bar
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
Yeah
(see alternate ending)
Said I'm gonna be a rock star
Yeah
Oh
And I said
You gotta keep on loving
Keep on living
Keep on smiling
Keep on singing
Keep on picking
Keep on grinning
It ain't worth giving up for nothing
Oh no
Never gonna give it up for nothing
Alternate ending
And the world may never know who I am
So I always gotta be my own number one fan
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
These days are getting longer
But the years slide by
And this pool of dreams and aspirations
Is looking a little dry
But the stage you stand upon
Still holds their open arms
To the men and all the could've beens
Too late to be a star
Oh but look here and find no discouragement
When your heart is still afloat
Though it would've been nice to live off of loving
Oh but 9 to 5 is all she wrote
Gray haired rock star
You got nothing to lose now in vain
Gray haired rock star
You're fingers are still picking despite your pain
And the world may not know who you are
But they'll always love you down at the bar
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
He's been trying to make a living
Doing what he does
But success ain't about the money it's about doing what you love
Be your humble be your happy
When we dance we never cry
And he will play and keep us dancing
Till the day he dies
Among the folds and wrinkles upon his face
There lies a deeper smile
They said he never made it to the big times
But we feel like he's been in the big times now for a while
Gray haired rock star
You've got nothing to lose now in vain
Gray haired rock star
Yeah
Your fingers are still picking despite your pain
And the world may not know who you are
But they'll always love you down at the bar
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
Yeah
These days are getting shorter
As life is only so long
But as long as there is life in me
I'm gonna sing my songs
And although I may never ever get one gray hair
I'm gonna live and play my music like there was gray hair there
Success ain't about the money it's about doing what you love
And my love is on the road
Yes I could still make a living off of loving
Because 9 to 5 and music is all I know
I'm Gonna be a gray haired rock star
Oh just singing for the love of the game
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
And my fingers will always be picking despite my pain
And the world may never know who we are
But they'll always love us down at the bar
Gonna be a gray haired rock star
Yeah
(see alternate ending)
Said I'm gonna be a rock star
Yeah
Oh
And I said
You gotta keep on loving
Keep on living
Keep on smiling
Keep on singing
Keep on picking
Keep on grinning
It ain't worth giving up for nothing
Oh no
Never gonna give it up for nothing
Alternate ending
And the world may never know who I am
So I always gotta be my own number one fan
Gonna be a gray haired rock star