Lyrics Rockstar

Rockstar by Nickelback is about the desire to live the lavish and extravagant life of a rock star. It was written as an ironic critique of celebrity culture and the superficial lifestyle often associated with famous musicians.

I'm through with standing in line, to clubs I'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth and I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out quite the way I want to be.
I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough for ten plus me
I need a, a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club at thirty-seven thousand feet
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat and we'll
Hang out in the coolest bars, in the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there
Every playboy bunny with her bleached blonde hair and we'll
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs so I can eat my meals for free
I'm gonna dress my ass with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to blow my money for me

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat and we'll
Hang out in the coolest bars, in the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there
Every playboy bunny with her bleached blonde hair and we'll
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of today's who's who
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songs that offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills from a Pez dispenser
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat and we'll
Hang out in the coolest bars, in the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there
Every playboy bunny with her bleached blonde hair and we'll
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of today's who's who
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar