The Hopes of a High School Football Star

Football field, alone at night
No cheer from crowds, No bright lights
How its changed

I work nights at ampm, days in metal factory
I gotta pull my weight
I can’t escape
The girl I love still lives at home and treats me like she doesn’t know
I’m All-American
I’m American

Life has changed
It’s strange, so strange

Like electricity without a spark, a flame you’ve forgotten burning in your heart
These are the hopes of a high school football star, you gotta make the best of where you are
All I wanted was to play a part, to win and to cure the pain in my heart
These are the hopes of a high school football star, you gotta make the best of where you are
Make the best of what you are, you’ve got the hopes of a high school football star

Is what you are

Call my girl, empty road, ring ten times, where’d she go?
Her games, the pain

Neon sign says happy hour, but all I taste is sad and sour
I’m at Mulligan’s, I’m at Mulligan’s
The bar man knows that I’m 19, but football stars they drink for free
So why’s he charging me? Charging me

I gotta leave, I got my keys, I’m on the street, I start to weave

Like electricity without a spark, a flame you’ve forgotten burning in your heart
These are the hopes of a high school football star, you gotta make the best of where you are
All I wanted was to play a part, to win and to cure the pain in my heart
These are the hopes of a high school football star, you gotta make the best of where you are
Make the best of what you are, you’ve got the hopes of a high school football star

Is what you are
But it’s so hard
Is what you are