he's been playing these small town bars forever and a day  it ain't no nine to five livin' but it keeps the bills paid  his love for what he does keeps him going  living for the people at his shows  but he knows he isn't never gettin' nowhere  playing the same old honky tonks and rodeos  he's got some money saved, fixed up that old truck  he's gonna hit the highway, nashville's his next stop    he's gonna see his name up in neon lights  shining like a star up on stage, all dressed in white  sold out shows in every town, just to hear him sing  he's gonna see his face in every magazine,  billboards, t.v.'s, videos and silver screens  he's a diamond in the rough, just waiting to shine    he got a break to play one night to play  down at the bluebird cafe, when a man walked right  after the show and said "son, you got what it takes"  he said son i'd like to make you a big star, bigger than all the rest  they'll know your name all the way from tokyo to rio  from left coast to key west  now he's got almost eighty million recods sold  signing autographs everywhere he goes    now he sees his name up in neon lights  shining like a star up on stage, all dressed in white  selling out shows in every town, just to hear him sing  now he sees his fave in every magazine,  billboards, t.v.'s, videos and silver screen  now that diamond in the rough, is a diamond that shines  lord he shines  oh your gonna watch him,oh your gonna watch him shine  from houston, dallas, santa fe, nahsville usa, nashville usa