I once heard that "overnight success" in Nashville takes about 5 years. So this is a little play on that and that it takes 10,000 hours to master a subject.
Lyrics
Get up every morning
'Fore my coffee starts to warming
And I play scales 'til my arms ache
Then I put on some new tunes
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Find out how Shanewbee got their big break
As I'm honing down my craft
Every day's a day and a half
And they'll call it "overnight success"
Mac and cheese to keep me strong
Killer coffee to go long
And my social life's an unbridled mess
But I'm ten thousand hours from the gates of Glory
One thousand days not too far away
Four or five years of chiseling out my story
Paying all my dues so I can say, "I did it my way"
Today I'm gonna write that song
Something tender something strong
With some words scratched out at four in the morn'
And it's gonna really cook
With a catchy little hook
Then we'll go an take the world by storm
But now my lawyer's calling back
'Bout some stupid little flack
That we got in with a club in the hills
Some bar owner wants to sue me
Some AR guy tried to screw me
Don't they know I got nothing but bills
'Cause I'm ten thousand hours from the gates of Glory
One thousand days not too far away
Four or five years of chiseling out my story
Paying all my dues so I can say, "I did it my way"
The path is clear but hard
It’s a fight for every yard
And my family thinks I’m just a damn fool
There’s a land of milk and honey
But it’s not about the money
‘Cause we’re doing what we love to do
Tonight we play our favorite spot
And we give it all we got
But the crowd keeps calling out for more
Through the sweat that stings my eyes
Past the amps that buzz like flies
I’d swear I see a line at the door
And we’re ten thousand hours from the gates of glory
One thousand days not too far away
Four or five years of chiseling out our story
Payin’ all our dues so we can say…
We did it our way
