Countdown I Got Liftoff

Last night I had a dream
I was on a record label
It was CMH in Silver Lake
They had some pretty big names in their stable

So I signed on the dotted line
Royalties will soon be mine
And I can already see the DJ spinnin’
My record on his turntable

So countdown I got liftoff
And my world tour ain’t far off
A ten million streams is part of the dream
And be a nice way to kick things off
Hey Hey

Oh my young fantasies of glory
As I listened to Hunky Dory
A guitar in my hand I did start a band
Making music would be mandatory

Then I had a twenty year delay
A career kind of veered me away
But I’m on the track for my comeback
Deep in late bloomer territory

So countdown I got liftoff
Stardom ain’t far off
A ten million streams is part of the dream
And be a nice way to kick things off
Hey Hey

Well they released a record of mine
And it got a bit of airplay for a time
And I did get two nice reviews
One in Belgium and Australia too

Well I got dropped by the label
I guess they didn’t think I was able
Oh to write the kinda hits they needed
For the charts and on their timetable

When I awoke I worked on a song
I started feeling better before long
I’m most content when that’s how my time’s spent
Then I reached for a guitar cable

I think a quota of talent we each get
And if we squander it well we ask for regret
But when we’re giving our best with what we’re given we’re blessed
And that’s the moral to my little fable

So countdown I got liftoff
Gold records seem pretty far off
Got me five hundred streams a little short of the dream
But every day I sure get a payoff