Blue Ribbon, Second Place

Lyrics

County fair in a summer haze
Funnel cake smoke and the Ferris wheel's gaze
We played the talent tent on a plywood stage
Four sweaty kids in a borrowed age
The judges clapped polite as pie
A kid with a banjo took first, oh my

We got a ribbon, thin and blue
Said second place, and we hung it too

Blue ribbon, second place, pin it on the van
Little victories are the best that we can
We didn't take the trophy, but we took the night
Singing every word till the stars came out right
Blue ribbon, second place, hold it to the sun
Not the biggest prize, but we're the lucky ones
We won a little something, and it's all we need
A ribbon and a road and a song to lead

Dusty fairground, headlights on
The crowd went home but the sound lingered on
Drummer found a dollar in the grass
Bought us all a lemonade, we raised the glass
Said here's to second, here's to the show
Here's to every mile that we've got to go

We got a ribbon, thin and blue
Said second place, and we hung it too

Blue ribbon, second place, pin it on the van
Little victories are the best that we can
We didn't take the trophy, but we took the night
Singing every word till the stars came out right
Blue ribbon, second place, hold it to the sun
Not the biggest prize, but we're the lucky ones
We won a little something, and it's all we need
A ribbon and a road and a song to lead

Years from now when the engines rust
And the road has turned to memory and dust
I'll find that ribbon in a shoebox deep
And remember the night we couldn't sleep

Blue ribbon, second place, pin it on the van
Little victories are the best that we can
We didn't take the trophy, but we took the night
Singing every word till the stars came out right
Blue ribbon, second place, hold it to the sun
Not the biggest prize, but we're the lucky ones
We won a little something, and it's all we need
A ribbon and a road and a song to lead

Second place, second place
Hold it to the sun
Oh, we're the lucky ones