She was aware of her insecurities as she took the stage She was convinced if she got up there That she'd be discovered some day So she belted it, she hit the high notes fearlessly Oh, she melted then, as she brought them to their feet Chorus: She was a big star at Banana Joe's bar Where she sang karaoke every night She said if you work hard to get where you are It feels good in the hot spotlight She was a big star She made the local cable shows Where the camera fell in love with her face After a couple of weekends the groupies were crawling all over the place She signed autographs, like she was Garth Brooks in a skirt And in the aftermath, that small time town was hers Chorus She doesn't care anymore that her high school girl friends cut her out They only thought she entertains is where they are And where she is now Her old neighbors swear they're certain she slept her way to the top She knows you don't get where you're going Unless you've got something they ain't got So she sings tonight, to 20,000 plus And the young girls scream out loud, 'Man, that could be us' She's a big star And she eats caviar just before she performs every night She says if you work hard to get where you are It feels good in the hot spotlight She's a big star She's a big star