Lyrics

SOULFUL

Up in Northern California there's a half a million bars,
With nightly entertainment played by would-be mega stars.
They're all looking for the big time, they're all moving to the light.
Playing "Eight Days A Week," five sets a night.

And there's one who swears he's special, 'cause they tell he's the best.
That he feels what he's playing a little more that the rest.
And he starts to believe it, and he's getting so damn proud
That he can't hear his heart beat for the roar of the crowd.

He wants to be soulful, he wants to cry out loud.
He wants to be the real thing,
He wants to play for the crowd.
He wants to be soulful, he wants to pay the dues.
He wants to be a legend,
He wants to play the blues.

So he's living in his dream world, just waiting for his big break.
But the spotlight never finds him, and the riches all were fake.
He's up in Northern California and he's still playing in that bar.
You can see him any weekend, he'll be looking like a star.

He wants to be soulful, he wants to cry out loud.
He wants to be the real thing,
He wants to play for the crowd.
He wants to be soulful, he wants to pay the dues.
He wants to be a legend,
He wants to play the blues.