I tried to capture glory
Sang songs in every bar
You make it in your hometown
You think that you're a star
The only stars round here played football
I wrote songs 'bout gettin' out
We'd all wind up in those bathroom stalls
'Til the bouncers kicked us out
I used to brag I'd messed around
With every girl in town
I used to rule these streets of mine
Oh yeah, once upon a time
And I've been holding on so long there's nothing left
But the distant taste of youth upon my breath
Surrounded by the ghosts of all my long forgotten friends
Now I'm just old blood and regret
With time the bars I played in
They started shuttin' down
And pretty soon well I became
The king without a crown
The stories they got taller
As friends all slipped away
Nights alone with the TV on
And drinkin' through the day
I tried to capture glory
Sang songs in every bar
You make it in your hometown
You think that you're a star