Verse 1 I never chased a million plays, Or tried to game the charts for fame. I just sat down to write a song, And hoped it’d live on when I was gone. Now I have to choose with care, Since downloads are getting rare. I guess that’s just the price we pay, When bad actors spoil the game. Chorus Twenty downloads, that’s all I get, Guess I’m paying for somebody else’s mess. I write from the heart, not a factory line, But the rules don’t care who’s wasting whose time. Twenty downloads… then I’m done, Till the calendar says I’ve earned another run. Better make each one my greatest yet, Twenty downloads, that’s all I get. Verse 2 Some folks crank out songs by the score, Upload hundreds, maybe more. I’m just hoping one will last, One I’ll still love looking back. I’d trade a thousand empty streams, For one song with honest themes. I’m not chasing quantity, Just one song that sounds like me. Bridge I wasn’t flooding Spotify, I was just chasing one good rhyme. Now every download’s do or die, Hope I nailed it on this try. Final Chorus Twenty downloads, that’s all I get, Guess I’m paying for somebody else’s mess. I write from the heart, not a factory line, But the rules don’t care who’s wasting whose time. Twenty downloads… then I’m done, Till the calendar says I’ve earned another run. Better make each one my greatest yet, Twenty downloads, that’s all I get. Outro See you all next month, I bet… Twenty downloads, that’s all I get.
