The tension mounts now he's number two
There are those that are, an' those that ain't
An' the crowd goes wild
Yeah, the crowd goes wild
He was an underdog, a no threat
He played the honky-tonks, the roadside bars
Payin' them dues by starvin' to death
Now it's coliseums, he's all the rage
An' the crowd goes wild
(You're shinin' like a superstar, baby)
(You're shinin' like a superstar, baby)
An' the crowd goes wild
Chartreuse paint
An' the crowd goes wild
A red-line reviver just a-jammin' his gears
The lights go down when he hits the stage
All out of rubber an' runnin' on fumes
(You're shinin' like a superstar)
Here comes junior, sneakin' up
He did a lotta givin' but he never gave up
A real humdinger, a blue-eyed singer
He sees those chequers an' he hears that roar
(You're shinin' like a superstar, baby)
An' the crowd goes wild
(You're shinin' like a superstar, baby)
Six long hairs bobbin' up an' down
He was nothin' but paint
The quickest get stickers
(You're shinin' like a superstar)
Made a little record, started catchin' on
From the back of the pack, with fire in his eyes
(You're shinin' like a superstar)
You're shinin' like a superstar, baby
An' the crowd goes wild
A nascar jockey, a rookie, a wannabe
Then one night, he wrote a song
Still wet behind the ears
With a red guitar around his neck
It's door to door, outta turn four
Then he hit the road, frontin' the band
One of these days I'm gonna buy you, a big long Cadillac
Big race, now we cut to, the last ten laps
(You're shinin' like a superstar, baby)
An' the crowd goes wild
An' get you outta this shack
Wavin' out the window as he passes 'em by
An' the crowd goes wild
Go boy
But he told his momma every time he come back
An' the crowd goes wild
An' the crowd goes wild
(You're shinin' like a superstar)
In a Chevy van, all beat up
An' the crowd goes wild
Whoa yeah
