If I never play before a throng
That camps out for tickets
All night long
I don't mind
And if the critics
Criticize every line I write
And the money never rolls in
That's okay
Because the one I want
Sitting in the front row
Whose appreciation
Means the most to me
Is she who inspires the song
And if she wants an encore
I'll sing it all night long
To my audience of one
She says she loves
To hear me sing
That right there, folks
That means everything
If the song gets her
Through a difficult day
Or maybe even makes her
Want to play
I've done my job
Because the one I want
Sitting in the front row
Whose appreciation
Means the most to me
Is she who inspires the song
And if she wants an encore
I'll sing it all night long
To my audience of one
And when I'm done
And when I've sung
That last note
We'll call it a night
And cut the lights
If I never play before a throng
That camps out for tickets
All night long
I don't mind
And if the critics
Criticize every line I write
And the money never rolls in
That's okay
Because the one I want
Sitting in the front row
Whose appreciation
Means the most to me
Is she who inspires the song
And if she wants an encore
I'll sing it all night long
To my audience of one
