[Instrumental Intro 0:00 - 2:42]

[Verse 1]
Times were good, well she never thought about her future
She just did what she would
Ah, but she really cared about her music
Well, y'know, it all seemed so important then

[Chorus]
But she dreamed of the time when she performed
When everyone would cry for more
That all she had to do was step into the light
For everyone to start to roar

[Verse 2]
And on the road, where all but a few fall by the wayside
On the grassier verge
She battled through, ah, against the others in her world
And the sleep, and the odds

[Chorus]
But now every time that she performed
When everyone would cry for more
Soon, all she had to do was step into the light
For everyone to start to roar
[Bridge]
And all the children cried
"You’re the one we've waited for!"
Oh, ooh, ah

[Verse 3]
Ooh, but time it went by, well things weren't so easy now, all uphill
And not feeling so strong
Yes, times were hard, there was too much thinking about the future
And what people might want

[Chorus]
Then there was the time when she performed
When nobody cried for more
Soon every single time she stepped into the light
Well, they really let her know the score
But she dreamed of the time when she sang her songs
And everyone would cry for more
When all she had to do was step into the light
For everyone to start to roar

[Outro]
And all the people cried
"You’re the one we've waited for!"
Oh, ooh, ah, ah