Start a Band

I never was a straight-A student
Teacher's pet and child prodigy
I wasn't gonna get rich throwin' a football
Take too long to get a law degree
So I sat down with Momma and Daddy
To try to talk some sense into my thick head
Well, the best advice that I ever got
Was from my sister's rock star boyfriend

Just get you a guitar and learn how to play
Cut up some jeans, come up with a name
When you're livin' in a world you don't understand
Find a few good buddies, start a band
Start a band
Start a band

All those girls that were too cool to talk to
They'll be waiting in a line out back
Might get your picture in the hometown paper
Maybe buy your mama that Cadillac

Just get you a guitar and learn how to play
Cut up some jeans, come up with a name
When you're livin' in a world you don't understand
Find a few good buddies, start a band
Start a band
Scrape up some money, buy a van
Learn to read, be a man
Never buy another beer again

Get you a guitar and learn how to play
Grow out some hair, come up with a name
With a little bit of luck, you'll be packin' to stay
Find a few good buddies, start a band
No need to study, start a band
Cut up somebody's van, start a band