I tried to capture glory Sang songs in every bar You make it in your hometown You think that you're a star The only stars round here played football I wrote songs 'bout gettin' out We'd all wind up in those bathroom stalls 'Til the bouncers kicked us out I used to brag I'd messed around With every girl in town I used to rule these streets of mine Oh yeah, once upon a time And I've been holding on so long there's nothing left But the distant taste of youth upon my breath Surrounded by the ghosts of all my long forgotten friends Now I'm just old blood and regret With time the bars I played in They started shuttin' down And pretty soon well I became The king without a crown The stories they got taller As friends all slipped away Nights alone with the TV on And drinkin' through the day I tried to capture glory Sang songs in every bar You make it in your hometown You think that you're a star