This song is about a girl who had a dream and followed it. And I know from living in this town for so many years that there's a lot of girls out there in the audience tonight with a lot of dreams in their head. And this song goes out to you, alright? Here we go! She was aware of her insecurities as she took the stage She was convinced as she got up there that she'd be discovered someday So she belted in She hit the high notes fearless and mean Oh, she melted them And she brought them to their feet She was a big star at Banana Joe's bar Where she sang karaoke every night She said if you work hard to get where you are It's for good and the heart's fine She was a big star She made the local cable shows where the camera fell in love with her face After a couple of weekends the groupies were crawling all over the place She signed autographs But she was God Brooks in the skirt And in the aftermath That small-time town was hers She was a big star at Banana Joe's bar Where she sang karaoke every night She said if you work hard to get where you are It's for good and the heart's fine She was a big star She doesn't care anymore that her high school girlfriends put her down The only thought she entertains is where they are And where she is now Her old neighbors swear they're certain she's slept her way to the top She knows you don't get where you're going unless you've got something they've got So she sings tonight To 20,000 plus And the young girls scream out loud For Miss Taylor Swift But that could be yours She was a big star at Banana Joe's bar Where she sang karaoke every night She said if you work hard to get where you are It's for good and the heart's fine She was a big star She was a big star She was a big star We want to thank you, Taylor! We want to thank you, Taylor!