he's been playing these small town bars forever and a day he's been playing these small town bars forever and a day que ha estado tocando estos bares pequeño pueblo para siempre y un día it ain't no nine to five livin' but it keeps the bills paid it ain't no nine to five livin' but it keeps the bills paid no hay livin nueve-cinco ", pero mantiene las facturas pagadas his love for what he does keeps him going his love for what he does keeps him going su amor por lo que él hace lo mantiene va living for the people at his shows living for the people at his shows de vida de las personas en sus espectáculos but he knows he isn't never gettin' nowhere but he knows he isn't never gettin' nowhere pero sabe que no es nunca nada gettin ' playing the same old honky tonks and rodeos playing the same old honky tonks and rodeos jugando el mismo viejo Honky Tonks y rodeos he's got some money saved, fixed up that old truck he's got some money saved, fixed up that old truck que tiene algún dinero ahorrado, arregló el camión viejo he's gonna hit the highway, nashville's his next stop he's gonna hit the highway, nashville's his next stop él va a la carretera, de Nashville su próxima parada he's gonna see his name up in neon lights he's gonna see his name up in neon lights él va a ver su nombre en luces de neón shining like a star up on stage, all dressed in white shining like a star up on stage, all dressed in white brillando como una estrella en el escenario, todos vestidos de blanco sold out shows in every town, just to hear him sing sold out shows in every town, just to hear him sing entradas agotadas en todas las ciudades, sólo para oírlo cantar he's gonna see his face in every magazine, he's gonna see his face in every magazine, él va a ver su cara en todas las revistas, billboards, t.v.'s, videos and silver screens billboards, t.v.'s, videos and silver screens vallas publicitarias, s televisi-n, videos y pantallas de plata he's a diamond in the rough, just waiting to shine he's a diamond in the rough, just waiting to shine que es un diamante en bruto, a la espera de brillar he got a break to play one night to play he got a break to play one night to play que tuvo un respiro para jugar una noche para jugar down at the bluebird cafe, when a man walked right down at the bluebird cafe, when a man walked right abajo en el Bluebird Café, cuando un hombre entró derecho after the show and said "son, you got what it takes" after the show and said "son, you got what it takes" después del show y dijo: "Hijo, tienes lo que se necesita" he said son i'd like to make you a big star, bigger than all the rest he said son i'd like to make you a big star, bigger than all the rest él dijo que el hijo que me gustaría convertir en una estrella grande, más grande que el resto they'll know your name all the way from tokyo to rio they'll know your name all the way from tokyo to rio sabrán que su nombre todo el camino desde Tokio a Río from left coast to key west from left coast to key west de la costa de izquierda a Cayo Hueso now he's got almost eighty million recods sold now he's got almost eighty million recods sold ahora tiene casi ochenta millones recods vendidos signing autographs everywhere he goes signing autographs everywhere he goes la firma de autógrafos donde quiera que vaya now he sees his name up in neon lights now he sees his name up in neon lights ahora ve su nombre en luces de neón shining like a star up on stage, all dressed in white shining like a star up on stage, all dressed in white brillando como una estrella en el escenario, todos vestidos de blanco selling out shows in every town, just to hear him sing selling out shows in every town, just to hear him sing vendiendo muestra en cada ciudad, sólo para oírlo cantar now he sees his fave in every magazine, now he sees his fave in every magazine, ahora ve a su favorito en todas las revistas, billboards, t.v.'s, videos and silver screen billboards, t.v.'s, videos and silver screen vallas publicitarias, s televisi-n, vídeos y gran pantalla now that diamond in the rough, is a diamond that shines now that diamond in the rough, is a diamond that shines ahora que el diamante en bruto, es un diamante que brilla lord he shines lord he shines Señor brilla oh your gonna watch him,oh your gonna watch him shine oh your gonna watch him,oh your gonna watch him shine oh tu vas a verlo, oh tu vas a ver a brillar from houston, dallas, santa fe, nahsville usa, nashville usa from houston, dallas, santa fe, nahsville usa, nashville usa de Houston, Dallas, Santa Fe, nahsville EE.UU., Nashville EE.UU.