[Verse 1]
Go to bed on a bus, wake up backstage
It's a little harder now than it was when I was half my age
Just blow off the dust, reset the gauge
We're still making headliens even if they aren't front page

[Chorus]
What do we need? Not a lot
I'm pretty sure that we could get by on half as much as we got
Where will we be after the spotlight fades?
We're gonna have to learn to live in the slow lane

[Verse 2]
I'm often asked what it takes
You gotta be good, work hard and have a hundred lucky breaks
The hardest part is the hearts you break
But if you're lucky then you're always learning from your mistakes

[Chorus]
What do we need? Not a lot
I'm pretty sure that we could get by with half as much as we got
Where will we be after the spotlight fades?
We're gonna have to learn to live in the slow lane

[Bridge]
Over and over and over again
I leave my family to be with my friends
Older, I'm older, I'm older again
I love it more than anything, but please make it end
[Chorus]
What do we need? Not a lot
I'm pretty sure that we could get by with half as much as we got
Where will we be after the spotlight fades?
We're gonna have to learn to live in the slow lane

[Outro]
We're gonna have to learn to love the slow lane