You take a wrong turn, drop the ball, fall short, you labor in vain Yeah, you choke, miss the boat, bomb out, cave in, fall flat on your face Yeah, that's everyday life, but sometimes You hit a good lick, the stars light up, your ship comes in, you make your mark You catch a break and you're sittin' on top, yeah, through the crop You're the stuff, you set the bar, you beat the odds, and there you are Spend most your life sittin' in the dark, waitin' your turn But every now and then you burn You go wild in style, chest out, chin up, you're king for a day And then reality hits like a fist, hits you hard, steals your thunder away And when it beats you down, the wheel spins around And you hit a good lick, the stars light up, your ship comes in, you make your mark You catch a break and you're sittin' on top, yeah, through the crop You're the stuff, you set the bar, you beat the odds, and there you are Spend most your life sittin' in the dark, waitin' your turn But every now and then you burn You burn like a beacon, burn like a porcelain, burn like a blue star, burn like a bonfire Burn like a flicker in a red hot flame, burn like a match in a deep dark cave Like a midnight mile high blaze You hit a good lick, the stars light up, your ship comes in, you make your mark You catch a break and you're sittin' on top, yeah, through the crop You're the stuff, you set the bar, you beat the odds, and there you are Spend most your life sittin' in the dark, waitin' your turn But every now and then you burn Yeah, you burn Like a porcelain, like a blue fire You burn, burn, burn, burn