He’s Got What It Takes

Julian Austin/Kelly Sitter/ Kenny Sitter/Stephen Robichaud/Barry Mathers

He was down and out, pickin’ up the pieces

Lost everything he had, sittin’ on a flat deck, pickin’ on his flat top

Singing a song he wrote about everything

That touched home that went wrong

He sang “So Long Good-Bye”

But he has a dream, singing and playing in places

That he’s never been, that he wants to be

He wants to see his name in lights

They’re gonna come from miles around to hear him lay it down

In their town with his sound

They’ll scream out “So Long Good-Bye”

He wants to make it in the big time

Some thinks he’s got just what it takes

Everybody’s watching every move he makes

He might be rich and famous, yeah!

He’s going straight to the top, yeah!

Twenty bucks from broke, three miles from Tennessee

Got the windows rolled down got his seat pushed back

Got the tunes cranked up oh yeah!

Dreams he’s on the radio, along with Big and Rich, Brookes and Dunn

Cash and Jones, they played “So Long Good-Bye”

One night after his show, the big guy in a limousine

Has a contract he says sign here

Were gonna make ya’ lots of dough

Were gonna make you a big star, you’re gonna far

Everybody’s gonna know who you are

When they hear “So Long Good-Bye” then you’ll be headed for the big time

Some thinks he’s got just what it takes

Everybody’s watching every move he makes

He might be rich and famous, yeah!

He’s going straight to the top, yeah!

Now he’s loved everywhere he goes

Sold out shows every town, every city on the road

Yeah they all go crazy, he thinks it’s a rush

You swear he was Elvis when he steps off his bus, yeah!

Now his fans know he’s got what is takes

Everybody’s buying up every record he makes

Now he’s rich, he’s big time famous yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Everybody knows that he’s got what it takes, yeah!

He’s on the charts at the top, yeah!

Everybody knows that he’s got what it takes, yeah!