Story Behind The Song

In reality-this song is about a woman--me, who plays five or six nights a week, attempting to get her songs out in the world. The woman-me-- write this song to tell her husband she knows that it is difficult for him.

Song Description

This is about a man, with a wife and kids, who goes out at night to play music. He promises the kids that they will have a big house and a car, but his wife is lonely. She wants her man, not his promises.

Lyrics

When Daddy Becomes a Star

You work your day time job,
You come home for a bite
You rush off to the barroom
To play guitar all night

And the kids are all tucked tight in their beds
With vision from their daddy dance in their heads
And they dream of the mansion, the toys and the cars
When daddy becomes a star.

But me I am here alone in this bed, wanting you instead.

And I know you must chase your own dreams
To be all you can be.
But while your out singing love songs
I'm as loney as I can be.

And the kids are all tucked tight in their beds
With vision from their daddy dance in their heads
And they dream of the mansion, the toys and the cars
When daddy becomes a star.

But here I am alone in this bed, wanting you instead.

It's hard to hold a rainbow when you're lying here alone.
You're promising tomorrow, when it's just today you own.
And the

kids are all tucked tight in their beds
With vision from their daddy dance in their heads
And they dream of the mansion, the toys and the cars
When daddy becomes a star.

But here I am alone in this bed, wanting you instead.