Walking here with your guitar man Shiny boots and your full on band A smile on your face, a knife in your hand Singing songs you've memorized With every talent money buys So polished that it slips right through your hands Don't worry yourself, I ain't your competition Don't flatter yourself, that was never my intention
I wanna talk about what you are that I ain't Let's talk about what you do that I can't Let's talk about me and you in an empty room and who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears Let's talk about what you wanna be And who I've always been
Walking here with a beat up case The same guitar I've always played And the words I wrote down on a page When I was twelve years old and small town raised
You tell the crowd you're paying dues I tell them this is what I do And it's what I've put my life into As I breathe the smoke and cheap perfume They say life on music row is tough conditions Oh but the easy ride was never my ambitions
I wanna talk about what you are that I ain't Let's talk about what you do that I can't Let's talk about me and you in an empty room and who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears Let's talk about what you wanna be And who I've always been
Let's talk about your childhood days You were the prom queen, I was on this stage So where's that crown gotten you these days When it's me and you in the same damn game
So what have you got that I ain't And what do you that I can't Let's put me and you in an empty room and see who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears Let's talk about what you wanna be And who I've always been