Chris Young

Released: October 3, 2006

Songwriter: Lee Thomas Miller Danny Wells

Producer: Buddy Cannon

[Verse 1]
You take a wrong turn, drop a ball, fall short, you labor in vain
You choke, miss the boat, bomb out, cave in, fall flat on your face
Yeah that's everyday life
But sometimes

[Chorus]
You hit a good lick, the stars light up
Your ship comes in, you make your mark
You catch a break, and you're sittin' on top
Yeah, cream of the crop!
You're the stuff, you set the bar
You beat the odds and there you are
Spend most your life sittin' in the dark waitin' your turn
But every now and then you burn

[Verse 2]
You go wild in style, chest out chin up, you're king for a day
And then reality hits like a fist, hits you hard, steels your thunder away
And when it beats you down
The wheel spins around

[Chorus]
You hit a good lick, the stars light up
Your ship comes in, you make your mark
You catch a break, and you're sittin' on top
Yeah, cream of the crop!
You're the stuff, you set the bar
You beat the odds and there you are
Spend most your life sittin' in the dark waitin' your turn
But every now and then you burn

[Bridge]
You burn like a beacon
Burn like a porch light
Burn like a blue star
Burn like a bon fire
Burn like a flicker in a red hot flame
Burn like a match in a deep dark cave
Like a midnight mile-high blaze

[Chorus]
You hit a good lick, the stars light up
Your ship comes in, you make your mark
You catch a break, and you're sittin' on top
Yeah, cream of the crop!
You're the stuff, you set the bar
You beat the odds and there you are
Spend most your life sittin' in the dark waitin' your turn
But every now and then you burn

Yeah you burn

Like a porch light
Like a blue fire

Christopher Alan Young (born June 12, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was declared the winner of (Season 4) the television program Nashville Star, singing competition aired on the USA Network.

After winning, he was signed to RCA Records Nashville, releasing his self-titled debut album that same year. It produced two singles on Hot Country Songs with “Drinkin' Me Lonely” and “You’re Gonna Love Me”. His second album, The Man I Want to Be, was released September 1, 2009. It included the singles “Voices”, “Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)”, and the title track, all of which went to number 1. Young’s third album, Neon, produced two more number ones in “Tomorrow” and “You” in 2011 as well as the top 5 hit “I Can Take It from There” in 2012. The follow-up, 2013’s A.M., produced three new singles with the top 5 hits “Aw Naw”, “Who I Am with You”, and “Lonely Eyes”. His fifth album, I’m Comin' Over, was released on November 13, 2015. In 2017, Young gained one of the crowning achievements in country becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

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