We get to break out of prison, make love to our best friend's wife, have a beer for breakfast
in Boston, drink rum in Jamaica that night.
We get to tell all our secrets in a code no one understands.
We get to shoot all the bad guys and never get blood on our hands.
We're heroes, we're schemers, we're drunks, we're dreamers, we're lovers and sometimes
we're fighters.
We're the students, we're the teachers, we're the devil, we're preachers, we're true love
but mostly one-liners.
We're the songwriters, ain't that right, baby?
Half of the world thinks we're crazy, the other half wants to be us.
They're jealous cause we get to hang out in the back of some big star's tour bus.
We're old boots and t-shirts and blue jeans, we're capos and strings and E-chords.
We only dress up in November when they hand out songwriters awards.
We're heroes, we're schemers, we're drunks, we're dreamers, we're lovers and sometimes
we're fighters.
We're the truth, we're the lies, we're stupid, we're wise, we're true love but mostly one-liners.
We're the songwriters, here's my favorite line.
We write bridges crossin' and burnin', teach lessons but don't bother to learn.
Our mothers don't know what we're doin' or why we stay out all night alone.
I told mine I was a drug dealer, she said, well thank God you ain't writin' songs.
We're heroes, we're schemers, we're drunks, and we're dreamers, we're lovers and sometimes
we're fighters.
We're the students, we're the teachers, we're the devil, we're preachers, we're true love
but mostly one-liners.
We're the songwriters.
People ask me why I wrote this song.
I told them I was the only one who knew the words.
Hey, you know the difference, this is a good one for the diner here.
You know the difference between a songwriter and a large pizza?
A large pizza can feed a family of four.