Kathleen Wilhoite Symphony Lyrics

Look ahead
And all you see are bricks walls
And all you feel are broken falls,
You're left askin' "why me?"

Right behind
Is the devil in a three piece
Tryin' to force you down to your knees,
Make you beg him for some mercy.

You'd say you'd sell your soul for just a chance…

At the big time, what if, endless pipe dream,
If only you could, you would have been.
But has-been's have a row to hoe,
It follows them wherever they go.
It's been years since you picked up your cello,
You know you can but you say no,
Oh, Johnny, write a Symphony for me.
Oh, Johnny write a Symphony for me.

On the right side,
People walk the straight and narrow
With their bank books, addin' zeroes
Tellin' you ya got potential.

You were not left out
When they were handin' out the good life,
They offered cuts in front of the line,
You misunderstood and you said your hands were full.

Yeah, don't kick yourself for wastin' all those years… At the big time, what if, endless pipe dream,
If only you could, you would have been.
But has-been's have a row to hoe,
It follows them wherever they go.
It's been years since you picked up your cello,
You know you can but you say no,
Oh, Johnny, write a Symphony for me.
Oh, Johnny write a Symphony for me.

Yeah, yeah.

Beethoven, Bach and Mozart
We're not aimin' for the bull's eye,
With a masterpiece in mind,
They did not know.
They just wrote their hearts' desire,
Despite the critics and the liars.

The world years to hear your golden bow, oh…

At the big time, what if, endless pipe dream,
If only you could, you would have been.
But has-been's have a row to hoe,
It follows them wherever they go.
It's been years since you picked up your cello,
You know you can but you say no,
Oh, Johnny, write a Symphony for me.
Oh, Johnny write a Symphony for me.

Oh, Johnny write a song for me.