At the age of 14
You buy a guitar
Learn to play
Dream of being a star
You start a band
And write a song
Gonna be on top
It shouldn’t take long
Yeah light it up
And burn it down
Take the stage
And rock this town
You’ve got to give them all that you’ve got to give
If the spotlight is where you wanna live
10 years later
5 guys in a van
Broke down on a highway
A hundred dollars in hand
Your skins a little thicker
Like your drive to succeed
You haven’t made it yet
But you still believe
Yeah light it up
And burn it down
Take the stage
And rock this town
You’ve got to give them all that you’ve got to give
If the spotlight is where you wanna live
Then one day
As fate would have it
You step on a stage
And it’s finally magic
The perfect song
Falls on the perfect ear
Your dreams come true
As the crowd stands to cheer
You’ve got to light it up
You’ve got to burn it down
As you rock the stage
in every town
You’ve got to give the crowd all you’ve got to give
If this spotlight is where you wanna live
Yeah light it up
Burn it down
Take the stage
Rock every town
You’ve got to give them all that you’ve got to give
If the spotlight is where you were born to live
Yeah if the spotlight
Is where you were born to live