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Backroom bar with sticky floors and broken dreams
Sound check at seven, nothing's quite what it seems
Three drunk guys and a bartender who don't care
But we're plugging in like we're playing Madison Square
Duct tape holding amps together, but the spirit's strong
Been rehearsing in the garage for way too long
Tonight's the night we finally get to prove
That we've got something worth the chance to move
Open mic, take the risk
This could be our genesis
First stage, first chance, first time in the light
Playing for strangers on a tuesday night
Every beat's a battle cry, every chord's a prayer
First stage, first chance, somebody's gotta care
We're just another new band with a dream to chase
But everybody started somewhere in this place
First stage, where legends learn to fly
Or crash and burn, but at least we try
Lead singer's voice is shaking but his heart is true
Drummer's keeping time though the sticks flew
Bass player's amp just died but he keeps on playing
Guitar solo's coming up, hands are shaking, prayers are praying
Regular crowd's talking through our opening song
But the girl in front is singing along
She doesn't know the words but she feels the beat
That's all the validation that we need
Open mic, take the risk
This could be our genesis
First stage, first chance, first time in the light
Playing for strangers on a Tuesday night
Every beat's a battle cry, every chord's a prayer
First stage, first chance, somebody's gotta care
We're just another new band with a dream to chase
But everybody started somewhere in this place
First stage, where legends learn to fly
Or crash and burn, but at least we try
Saw a photo on the wall, some band from 93
Playing this same stage before they made it big, you see
Every hero had a moment just like this
When they didn't know if they'd sink or if they'd swim
Old-timer by the bar nods his head our way
Says "Keep it up, boys, you might make it someday"
That's worth more than any record deal tonight
Just knowing that we put up a real fight
First stage, first chance, first time in the light
We survived another tuesday night
Every beat was a battle cry, every chord was a prayer
First stage, first chance, and somebody did care
We're not just another new band with a dream to chase
We earned our right to stand up in this place
First stage, where legends learn to fly
We didn't crash and burn, we touched the sky
First stage where legends learn to fly
First stage we touched the sky