boy with stars

sitting in the back row with
a video camera in his hand

singing out those songs with
a hope in his voice


watching the stage with
stars in his eyes


when he gets home he will watch his video
and someday he will give it to others so they can watch it
and he will give them stars
for their eyes too

young man, pick up your guitar.
we'll need your trusty chords for this war.
make sure you play those songs wherever you go.
'cause all these new bands are sleepin'
but some kids here said they wanna dance.