We got the backstage blues
We got the backstage blues
Got the backstage blues
Got the backstage blues
You know it's hard news
When you're paying your dues
We got the backstage blues

We open for the stars
We open for the stars
Open for the stars
They drive in big, long cars
Nice big, long cars
Don't even look at ours

We got the backstage blues
We're trying to get ahead
Trying to move ahead

We're trying to get ahead
Moving from black to red
Trying to make some bread
We got the backstage blues
Trying to move ahead
Black to red
We got the backstage blues
We got the backstage blues

Backstage
Find us backstage
Backstage
Backstage
Backstage, yeah