The strings

Squeaking like new shoes

The fire crackling

The gentle swaying of the crowd

My voice, echoing over their heads

It's sunset

All the eyes are on me

I pretend like it's nothing

I pretend like no one’s there

But i know

This is why i live

It's 5 years later

I’m the opener

Everyone want my superior

But he’s not there yet

It is only me

I’ve got one chance

To show them

What i’m worth

And if they like it

I will know that

this is why i live

They loved it

They loved me

They still love me

I get to play on my own

With the lights shining brighter

Then they ever have before

And when those lights flash on

I am reminded that

This is why i live

It's been 20 years

I still perform

But not as often

I’m getting old

I’m getting replaced

Like parts on an old car

But when i think back

To the days of the campfire

I realize those times

Where when i was happiest

I realized those times

Where when

I still knew that

This is why i live

I limp up there

Onto the old wooden stage.

The kids look up to me

As if their inspired

By the sounds the strings make

Slowly

They start to sway

Swaying like they did years ago

Back in ‘86

When i was happy

But i slowly finish the song

The swaying stops

And the applause comes to me

Like a bullet train

I raise my guitar above my head

And soak it up

And for my last day

I remember that

This is why i live