Well, I'm a writer A writer of songs Pretty little ditties and sing-alongs So, I ain't made a dime in a while I been hittin' the circuit To sell my wares Gotta lotta material, nobody cares They tell me that my song's gone outta style Mmhmm, Hey hey I score a showcase Some big Record Man I know by the end he's gonna be my fan I play my music bit by bit My hands are shaking My head is hot He sneezes and he fidgets, says: "What else you got?" I shrug, and I'm like That was it He says: "If you'd been in here in '73 You're the kind that I woulda signed instantly But its now, not then, and if I may be bold Your material just feels a little old" I walk out his office, head fulla strife Cuz this is the story of my life I'm in the right place at the wrong time And it's a short walk, but a long climb I'm in the right place at the wrong time I'm in the right song with the wrong rhyme Is there a space where I belong?, I'm just in the right place at the wrong time Hey Hey Is there anybody else who feels this way? I am a singer My dreams are big But producer's minds are small So I can't get a gig And I've been at it for a while In my Corolla I drive around From audition to audition They don't like my sound Tell me my singing's out of style Singing in a bar, owner looks at my face Says I remind him of a girl Who used to work in this place "She made it real big, But that was way back when You'd be set if you'd had been around then" I throw back a whiskey, then one more Because I've heard it all before I'm in the right place at the wrong time And it's a short walk, but a long climb I'm in the right place at the wrong time I'm in the right song with the wrong rhyme Is there a space where I belong?, I'm Just in the right place at the wrong time Hey Hey Is there anybody else who feels this way? Mmhm I leave the building Walk out the bar I head for the street And I get in my car I'm praying, lord, please send some kinda sign Then I see a woman Her eyes are deep and black Through my windshield, There's a man with a guitar on his back I wonder if her/his life is just like mine Stare at each other Feelings hypnotize We never break the contact from each other's eyes Even as she accidentally mows me down Now he's bloody on the pavement And I am close to death And I can smell the alcohol upon her breath And I hear sirens coming from across town And now my song is done and my life is too And my story is a testament to all those who Are in the Right place at the wrong time And it's a short walk, but a long climb I'm in the right place at the wrong time I'm in the right song with the wrong rhyme Is there a space where I belong?, I'm Just in the right place at the wrong time We're in the right place at the wrong time And it's a short walk, but a long climb We're in the right place at the wrong time We're in the right song, With the wrong rhyme Is there a space where we belong, I'm Just in the right place at the wrong time Hey Hey Now I'm not the only person who feels this way Hey-hey, Hey-hey, Hey-hey Hey-Hey-yay-yay Hey-Hey-yay-yay Hey-Hey-yay-yay Hey-hey Mmhm Mmhm Right Place Wrong Time