Way back in the good old days
Things weren't really all that good
We grew up with the TV on
We learned how from Hollywood
We learned how from Hollywood

Riding with my headphones on
In the back of my friend's car
Winding down that old road
Town was close but it felt far
Town was close but it felt far

Drive-in movies, Coca-Cola
Sweet 16, that newest show
Don't you cry when you should shine
I smell liquor on your breath
I smell liquor on your breath

If it don't break you
It might just make you rich
You might not get there
And on the way it's a bitch

Riding with my headphones on
In the back of my friend's car
Winding down that dirty road
Town was close but it felt far
Town was close but it felt far

Gettin by, gettin high
Feeling like watching Friends
Racked up debt, couldn't pay my rent
Pissin off til kingdom come
Pissin off til kingdom come

Mother Jennifer, geez Louise
I was havin a ball until I threw it too far
Playin dives, tryin to stay alive
Sparkle, sparkle, little light
Sparkle, sparkle, little light

If it don't break you
It might just make you rich
You might not get there
And on the way it's a bitch
It's a bitch

But then I watch Connecting
I have to shine and they picked me
Sparkle sparkle, lights up
Hello mama look at me
Hello mama look at me

Now everything's turned inside out
They wanna put me on a big TV
Everybody wants to know
How I feel and what I think
How I feel and what I think

If it don't break you
It might just make you shine
You might not get there
And on the way it's a bitch
Don't you know it's a bitch?
It's a bitch