Craig Williams - The Fame

It's been ten long years
Of this blood sweat and tears
Truck stops, Juke Joints, And Dives

The ups and the downs
Life of a side show clown
Hasn't been like they said it would be

So many missed turns
People that earn
From the blisters
On your own two feet

You got crooked promoters
Disc jockey posers
Street teams that don't miss a beat

But the thrill of it all is the action
And the rush is like no other high
Sometimes you're up on top that Mountain
Or you're waist deep in waters that rise

So hold on to your breath
You'll soon get your rest
When it pays off it's all the same

If you're in it to play
Make no mistake
It ain't free when you go looking for fame

Now I've seen many legends
Heard their confessions
To reflect it was just to sell a seat

From the smoke and the lights
And the back stage fights
Some would say it was all insanity

Those a & r snakes
Labels that bait
Hell I've scratched your backs
What about me

But it's always the same
In this whirlwind of shame
It's the pretty boy
Then maybe me

But the thrill of it all is the action
And the rush is like no other high
Sometimes you're up on a mountain
Or you're waist deep in waters that rise

So hold on to your breath
You'll soon get your rest
When it pays off its all the same

If you're in it to play
Make no mistake
It ain't free when you go looking for fame

So this is my story
Folks don't you worry
I've been kicked when I was on the ground
Had my share of the clicks
Had my share of the fix
Couldn't give it back
If they give it three's

So I'll just keep composing
Songs that are unwanted
With my head down
In the shadows
That's me

But if you come at me blowing
You made a fortune
I call bullshit
That fame ain't free

Cause the the thrill of it all is the action
And the rush is like no other high
Sometimes you're up on a Mountain
Or your waist deep in waters that rise

So hold on to your breath
You'll soon get your rest
When it pays off it's all the same

If you're in it to play
Make no mistake
It ain't free
When you go looking for fame

Lord the fame
Oh the fame
Ohhhh aww
It ain't free
When you go looking

For The Fame

Written by:
William Burney

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