Standing in the rain 
with his head hung low 

Couldn't get a ticket 
it was a sold out show. 
Heard the roar of the crowd 
he could picture the scene. 
Put his ear to the wall 
then like a distant scream. 
He heard one guitar 
just blew him away 

Saw stars in his eyes 
and the very next day. 
Bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store 

Didn't know how to play it 
but he knew for sure 
That one guitar 
felt good in his hands. 
Didn't take long to understand. 
Just one guitar 
slung way down low 
Was a one-way ticket 
only one-way to go. 
So he started rockin' ain't never gonna stop 

Gotta keep on rockin' 
Someday he's gonna make it to the top. 

And be a Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes 
He's a Juke Box Hero. 
He took one guitar stars in his eyes 
Juke Box Hero [bad word] alive tonight
Standing in the rain 
with his head hung low 

Couldn't get a ticket 
it was a sold out show. 
Heard the roar of the crowd 
he could picture the scene. 
Put his ear to the wall 
then like a distant scream. 
He heard one guitar 
just blew him away 

Saw stars in his eyes 
and the very next day. 
Bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store 

Didn't know how to play it 
but he knew for sure 
That one guitar 
felt good in his hands. 
Didn't take long to understand. 
Just one guitar 
slung way down low 

Was a one-way ticket 
only one-way to go. 
So he started rockin' ain't never gonna stop 

Gotta keep on rockin' 
Someday he's gonna make it to the top. 

And be a Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes 
He's a Juke Box Hero. 
He took one guitar stars in his eyes 
Juke Box Hero [bad word] alive tonight. 

In a town without a name 
in a heavy downpour 

Thought he passed his own shadow 
by the backstage door. 
Like a trip through the past 
to that day in the rain 

And that one guitar made his whole life change. 
Now he needs to keep rockin' he just can't stop - 
Gotta keep on rockin' that boy has got to stay on top. 

And be an Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes 

He's a Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes. 
Yeah 
Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes 
With that one guitar [bad word] alive  [bad word] alive tonight. 
So he started rockin' 
ain't never gonna stop 
Gotta keep on rockin' - 
Someday he's gonna make it to the top. 

And be a Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes. 
He's a Juke Box Hero 
Juke Box Hero 

Juke Box Hero got stars in his eyes 
stars in his eyes.