We All Shine On

She sits alone in the break room, writing with a curl
On the cover of a notebook like some lonely teenage girl
Her eyes stay down, her mouth stays shut
But her heart wants something more than this average life she's got

So she puts on something pretty and heads for the bar
Up the street in the place where the Prince Charmings are
But the man at the rope won't even let her in the door
Cinderella in stilettos found her own way home

And we all shine on
Yeah we all shine on
The band has started playin, let the dance begin
You got one foot out and one foot in
What they think about ya don't add up to nothing
Don't you worry 'bout the assholes you just keep on truckin'

Well the bottle it's been empty for at least a half an hour
His soul has felt that way just about forever
Alone on a roadside trying to forget
His laugh is tinged with sadness and his smile feels like regret

Well he dreams of the ocean that he's seen never.
He dreams of the desert where the road goes on forever
He dreams of someplace new, says a prayer and rolls the dice
Praying that lightning hits the same place twice

And we all shine on
Yeah we all shine on
The band has started playin, let the dance begin
You got one foot out and one foot in
What they think about you don't add up to nothing
Don't worry 'bout the assholes you just keep on truckin'

Eyes wide open
Bent not broken

Hey we all shine on
Yeah we all shine on
That one victory will come as long as you've got the will
Cuz you've got eyes that have seen and they are shining still
When the world has got you crazy think about that song
Just sing it loud and keep on keeping on
Yeah we all shine on
Hey we all shine on
Yeah we all shine on
Hey we all shine on
Yeah we all shine
Hey we all shine
Yeah we all shine on