Nobody Knows My Name

I was sold a dream just at 18
While my friends got their degrees
Moved to city with no money

Sometimes I feel like my luck ran out
Wonder if anyone hears me now
But when the curtain calls the crowds loud
I hope to God I made my family proud

I’m sick of waiting table after table
Just so at the end of the week I’m able
To pay my way
But still nobody knows my name
People around me living freely
And I’m making music no one’s hearing
What I’d do to feel the same
‘Cuz still nobody knows my name

Would I be happy if I’d gone easy
Bought a house at 23
Made a living, forgot about dreams

I don’t feel so lucky right now
Wishing somebody would hear me out
Has my head been living up in the clouds
I hope to God I made my family proud

I’m sick of waiting table after table
Just so at the end of the week I’m able
To pay my way
But still nobody knows my name
People around me living freely
And I’m making music no one’s hearing
What I’d do to feel the same
Cuz still nobody knows my name.