Don't Settle for This

One, two, three, four

I'm feelin' bad with my new guitar
So shiny, she gonna take me far
One day, I'll be a Nashville star
I know it

I see 'em staring with those "come get me" eyes
Can't believe I came to sing tonight
All my dreams I'm gonna see
Best will come yet

Dad said there would be a day just like this
But don't sell your soul in hope of what you'll get

Don't play for tips or for those honeys
You're gifted, not 'cause you're lucky
It don't mean you always win

The stage ain't your treasure chest
It's only sparkles and bright lights
Love the music, it will guide you through life
Don't settle for this

It's my fourth rejection of the year
The label said I'm not what they want to hear
Come again, but lose a pound or ten and change clothes

I hang my head and cry in disbelief
Why did God give this curse to me
If pain is the only currency of hope?

Dad said there would be a day just like this
But don't sell your soul in hope of what you'll get

Don't play for tips or for those honeys
You're gifted, not 'cause you're lucky
It don't mean you always win

The stage ain't your treasure chest
It's only sparkles and bright lights
Love the music, it will guide you through life
Oh, so don't settle for this

Sometimes it may seem you will never make the cut
'Cause they say that your best ain't enough
But keep true to who you are and believe that you can
Then rest in knowing today's another chance

Don't play for tips or for those honeys
You're gifted, not 'cause you're lucky
It don't mean you always win

The stage ain't your treasure chest
It's only sparkles and bright lights
Love the music, love the music, love the music

Don't play for tips or for those honeys, no, no
You're gifted, not 'cause you're lucky
It don't mean you always win

The stage ain't your treasure chest
It's only sparkles and bright lights
Love the music, it will guide you through life
Oh, it is the music that will pull you through hard times
Don't settle for this