I got the news I grew up overnight And I owe it to my folks to go and do this whole thing right So I headed off to the university And hit the books so hard that my hands began to bleed I got a BA in BS and a PhD In finding brand new ways to ask my father for money This basement's getting smaller everyday I need a job, a life, a wife and someday someplace else to stay And I know I should Give this up for good But what good is a dream If you keep it in your sleep Scream it loud and clear So that everyone can hear It's who you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today Don't wanna trade in my chucks for a tie and suit Don't wanna trade in these days for a memory of my youth I'm still young, but these things weren't built to last The limit is the sky, but this plane was built to crash And I know I should Give this up for good But what good is a dream If you keep it in your sleep Scream it loud and clear So that everyone can hear It's who you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today To you this all may seem like a waste of time Just heart transplants to notebook paper lines But when it's all over and we're both asked "What did you do?" Which one of us can say we did just what we wanted to? And I know I should Give this up for good But what good is a dream If you keep it in your sleep Scream it loud and clear So that everyone can hear It's who you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today