She was aware of her insecurities as she took the stage

She was convinced if she got up there

That she would be discovered someday

So she belted it, she hit the high notes fearlessly

Oh she melted then, as she brought them to their feet 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 crawlin' 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 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 doesn't care anymore that her high school girlfriends cut her down

They only thought she entertain is where they are and where she is now All her old neighbors swear they're certain she slept her way to the top

She knows you don't get where your going

Unless you 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