Backstage Beauty Queen (Music & lyrics: Saarinen)

I drive across the land
Through the rain and snow
in our rusty old van
To play with my band
for a slice of pizza
and a few beercans

There are times I wonder why
We even bother to try
But then I smile in the crowd
that makes it all worth the while

Would you be my backstage beauty queen?
Will you follow me to our rusty limousine
and I'll make you feel like a V.I.P
The glamour fades away before daybreak

I wake up from her bed,
look around and see her father staring me all red
If a look could kill then I'd be dead
I quickly grab my clothes and run out butt-naked

There are times I wonder why
I even bother to try
But then I see her waving me goodbye
Well, at least we had a good time

She was my backstage beauty queen
She told me that she had
already turned eighteen
Guess I should have asked her for I.D.
'Cause things just always aren't what they seem

And every week the same old rhyme
"Never again", "No, not this time"
But is it really such a crime
if you can't resist a pretty smile?
When you've driven a thousand miles,
and stayed up playing the whole night
I think you've really earned some prize
So baby would you

Be my backstage beauty queen?
Will you follow me to our rusty limousine
and I'll make you feel like a V.I.P
The glamour fades away before daybreak