Rockstar
Album: Long Hard Ride
By: Bill Rice
By: Bill Rice
Duration
3:51
Genres
Description
I wrote this song after hearing an interview with a platinum selling rock artist on Howard Stern. The hook came to me immediately and I just built it from there. Some of the song is about me and my life and some is about other parts of stardom. It was a fun song to write and I love performing it live.
Lyrics
(1) I GREW UP IN A WHITE HOUSE MORE LONG THAN IT WAS WIDE, MY DADDY WORKED THE GRAVEYARD, MY MOMMA NINE TO FIVE, I TOOK CARE OF MY LITTLE SISTER AND WE BARELY GOT BY, THAT WAS COOL WITH ME BACK THEN, MAN YOU KNOW THAT IT’S HOT UP HERE TONIGHT (2) MY DAD BOUGHT ME MY FIRST GUITAR WHEN I WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD, HE GAVE ME A MEL BAY CHORD BOOK AND A TAPE OF ROCK N ROLL, I USED TO SIT IN MY BEDROOM LATE AT NIGHT A BANG AWAY AND MANY TIMES I’D FALL ASLEEP AND LET ME DREAMS TAKE ME AWAY CHORUS I WAS A ROCKSTAR WITH A BIG CAR AND MORE MONEY THAN I COULD SPEND & ALL THE GIRLS ON THE FRONT ROW YELLIN PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN, I HAD A GIRLFRIEND AND A WIFE, A LITTLE BABY, A BIG LIFE, YOU KNOW BACK THEN I HAD IT TOUGH, THEN I’D WAKE UP (3) IT’S SURE BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I’VE SEEN THAT OL’ WHITE HOUSE, AFTER 30 YEARS MOM HEADED NORTH AND MY DADDY HEADED SOUTH AND ME I’M DOWN IN TEXAS PLAYIN SONGS FOR ALL MY FRIENDS, LATE AT NIGHT IN MY HOTEL ROOM, I FALL ASLEEP AND I GO HOME AGAIN CHORUS I AM A ROCKSTAR WITH A BIG CAR AND MORE MONEY THAN I COULD SPEND & ALL THE GIRLS ON THE FRONT ROW YELLIN PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN, I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND AND A WIFE, A LITTLE BABY, A BIG LIFE, YOU KNOW SOMETIMES I HAVE IT TOUGH, THEN I WAKE UP SOLO BREAK (4) GRANDPA NEVER GOT TO SEE ME PICK AND PLAY THIS THING, AFTER A MILLION PRAYERS AND ONE GOOD FRIEND I CAN FEEL HIM THRU THESE STRINGS & I KNOW HE’S UP IN HEAVEN RIGHT NOW SMILIN DOWN ON ME, I REMEMBER AS A KID SITTIN ON HIS KNEE WHEN HE TOLD ME I’D BE CHORUS I’D BE A ROCKSTAR WITH A BIG CAR AND MORE MONEY THAN I COULD SPEND & ALL THE GIRLS ON THE FRONT ROW YELLING PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN, NOW I’VE GOT A GIRLFRIEND AND A WIFE, A LITTLE BABY, A BIG LIFE, YOU SOMETIMES I HAVE IT TOUGH, WHEN I WAKE UP, YEA WHEN I WAKE UP
