Who İ've Always Been
You walk in here with your guitar manShiny boots and your full on bandSmile on your face and a knife your handSinging songs you got memorizedWith what ever talent money buysSo polished that it slips right through your handsBut don't ruin yourself I ain't your competitionDon't flatter yourself that was never my intentionI wanna talk about what you are I ain'tLet's talk about what you do that I can'tLet's talk about me and you and an empty room and who winsLet's talk about what you did to get hereLet's talk about blood and sweat and tearsLet's talk about what you wanna be and who I've always beenI walk in here with a beat up case, the same guitar I've always playedAnd the words I wrote down on a page,When I was 12 years old and small town raisedYou tell the crowd you're payin dues, I've tell them this is what I doAnd it's what I put my life into, as I breathe the smoke and cheapperfumeThey say life on music row is rough conditionsOh, but the easy ride was never my ambitionWanna talk about it what you are I ain'tLet's talk about what you do that I can'tLet's talk about me and you and an empty room and who winsLet's talk about what you did to get hereLet's talk about blood and sweat and tearsLet's talk about what you wanna be and who I've always beenLet's talk about your child hood daysYou were the prom queen, I was on this stageSo where's that crown gotten you these daysWhen it's me and you and the same damn gamesSo what have you got that I ain'tWhat do you do that I can'tLet's put me and you in an empty room and see who winsLet's talk about what you did to get hereLet's talk about blood and sweat and tearsLet's talk about what you wanna be girl, and who I've always beenwho I've always been