VERSE 1
Don’t wanna be a washed up rock ‘n roll star
Playin to an echo in my ear
End the evening scrapin out my tip jar
And hittin up the help for one last beer

Played in every city I could drive to
Pickin up a paycheck now and then
Tryin every trick I could connive to
Make it big, I wish I just knew when

CHORUS
And I don’t wanna lose
This thing that I have
Don’t make me choose
A life I might have had

VERSE 2
Felt the rhythm since I could remember
Thought a time or two I’d found a sound
Now I’m playin somewhere outside Denver
In a back-room bar inside this one-horse town

Could be time to pack my axe and fade out
Tired of singin songs to empty chairs
But I can’t believe my luck’s all played out
Somewhere out there I’ll find someone who care

CHORUS
And I don’t wanna lose
This thing that I have
Don’t make me choose
A life I might have had

VERSE 3
Do a shot and slide out in the spotlight
Scan the scattered faces for a spark
See if I can turn on one more hot night
Find one new smile shinin through the dark

CHORUS
And I don’t wanna lose
This thing that I have
Don’t make me choose
A life I might have had

BRIDGE
There's a rhythm runnin, rock 'n rollin
Through my soul tonight
And you're tunin out the world
And into me for just one night
There's a meanin that you're feelin
in my song that's ringin true
Tonight you drive the song in me
You know this song's for you