Standing in the rain, with his head hung low 
Couldn't get a ticket, it was a sold out show 
Hear 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 a JUKE BOX HERO got stars in his eyes 
He's a JUKE BOX HERO stars in his eyes 
Yeah JUKE BOX HERO got stars in his eyes 

WITH THAT ONE GUITAR [bad word] alive [bad word] alive tonight