"These Are The Songs" lyrics

15 Years old with a bashed up guitar
Just trying to learn some chords
I played Joni till my fingers bled
Big hair full of big time thoughts
I was a super star
People screaming my name

15 Years later well I'm still trying
So how come nothing has changed

These are the songs that saved my life
These are the songs that saved my soul
These are the anthems
Which we all survived
Sing along sing along sing along with me
To the songs that saved our lives

I learned the moves I thought I had it down
If I could only get to Nashville I would tear up that town
I'd sing with James Taylor hang with Jackson Browne
I'd have Grammy's galore and I'd be Hollywood bound
Change the face of rock and roll
Rip it all up at 13 years old

Well 15 years later so it's all gone wrong
But you're never gonna stop me from singing those songs
Because

These are the songs that saved my life
These are the songs that saved my soul
These are the anthems
Which we all survived
Sing along sing along sing along with me
To the songs that saved our lives

Give me the beats yeah
The killer rhymes
Give me the words
It's all gonna be fine
Give me the songs yeah
The melodies
Life can keep throwing it's shit on me
Because

These are the songs that saved my life
These are the songs that saved my soul
These are the anthems
Which we all survived
Sing along sing along sing along with me
To the songs that saved our lives

Goodbye to yellow brick road
Buddy Holly, Rolling Stones
Carolina on my mind
Janis Joplin, Chrissie Hynde
Big yellow taxi, don't explain
Elvis, Billie Holiday
All these songs they made me play
All these songs made me play