Poster Child

High school 17, high on a melody

Writin’ songs for nothin’ but the sanity of your soul

No one cheerin’ you on, no one singing along

You’re the poster child for too high hopes

With wannabe rock and roll

You got AC/DC, Hank, and Johnny

Hanging on your bedroom wall

Staring at you saying maybe you ain’t crazy after all

So you’re corner stage smoky bar

No crowd going wild

Town to town, beat up car

Keep putting on miles

Don’t stop strumming that six string

It’ll break your heart for a while

But one day you just might see your name

Up there on that poster, child

A dream kills easily but you can’t kill a dream

It ain’t a choice, couldn’t give it up even if you wanted to

It’s a poison and a cure, it’s a healing and the hurt

It’s in your bones, it’s in your blood skin deep like an old tattoo

So you’re corner stage smoky bar

No crowd going wild

Town to town, beat up car

Keep putting on miles

Don’t stop strumming that six string

It’ll break your heart for a while

But one day you justmight see your name

Up there on that poster, child

Up there on that poster, child, yeah

Woah, woah

Keep dreaming like you’re supposed to, child

Woah, woah

‘Til it’s you on that poster, child

Center stage ‘bout to start

Whole crowd’s goin’ wild

Can’t believe where you are

Keep putting on miles

Don’t stop strumming that six string

Can’t shake that smile

Now some kid’s dreamin’

‘Cause your name

Is up there on that poster child

Up there on that poster, child, yeah

High school 17, highon a melody