You take a wrong turn, drop a ball, fall short

You labor in vain

Yeah, you choke, miss the boat, bomb out, cave in

Fall flat on your face, yeah, that's everyday life

But sometimes.

You hit a good lick, the stars light up

Your ship comes in, you make your mark

You catch a break, and you're sittin' on top

Yeah, cream of the crop.

You're the stuff, you set the bar

You beat the odds and there you are

Spend most your life sittin' in the dark waitin' your turn

But every now and then you burn.

You go wild in style, chest out, chin up

You're king for a day

And then reality hits like a fist, hits you hard

Steels your thunder away and when it beats you down

The wheel spins around.

You hit a good lick, the stars light up

Your ship comes in, you make your mark

You catch a break, and you're sittin' on top

Yeah, cream of the crop.

You're the stuff, you set the bar

You beat the odds and there you are

Spend most your life sittin' in the dark waitin' your turn

But every now and then you burn.

You burn like a beacon, burn like a porch light

Burn like a blue star, burn like a bonfire

Burn like a flicker in a red hot flame

Burn like a match in a deep dark cave

Like a midnight mile-high blaze.

You hit a good lick, the stars light up

Your ship comes in, you make your mark

You catch a break, and you're sittin' on top

Yeah, cream of the crop.

You're the stuff, you set the bar

You beat the odds and there you are

Spend most your life sittin' in the dark waitin' your turn

But every now and then you burn, yeah, you burn.

Like a porch light, like a blue fire

You burn, burn, burn, burn.