Lyrics

I'm sitting on the sidelines of your heart
I'm hoping I get put in I made your team but I don't start
Just watch the benches and hope you win I know the rules, I know the game
I came to play, I came to win Your heart, your trust, I came for you

So coach, please put me in
I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer
Been grinding through the drills With an aching and a thrill
You looking at the next big thing I know your patterns, I know your pace

I've kept my head, I've held my place I'm not afraid to take the hit
To push the lines and never quit
I lace up every word I say Warm the silence with a prayer
But you call on others game by game Like I was never there

But I've been running plays alone Imagining your eyes on me
Mapping moves from memory Holding fast to fantasy
Aching for a victory
I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer

Been grinding through the drills With an aching and a thrill
I'll put you on the map
I know your patterns, I know your pace I've kept my head, I've held my place
I'm not afraid to take the hit To break the lines and never quit

Just let me show you what I've got Coach, fan my flame, don't fear my fire
I didn't show up to be a spectator I showed up to inspire, to take us higher
So if you're scared to lose control Or play with stakes this high
Just know I'd rather walk away Than sit and wonder why

I'm still sitting on the sidelines of your heart Hoping I get put in
I made your team but I don't start Just watch the benches and hope you win
I know the rules, I know the game I came to play, I came to win
Your heart, your trust, I came for you So coach, please put me in

I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer
Been grinding through the drills With an aching inner thrill
I'll make us household names I know your patterns, I know your pace
I've kept my head, I've held my place I'm not afraid to take the hit

To hit the line and never quit
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
I'm a star player, not a benchwarmer