Eddie waited till he finished high school
he went to hollywood, got a tattoo
he met a girl out there with a tattoo too
the future was wide open
They moved into a place they both could afford
he found a nightclub he could work at the door
she had a guitar and she taught him some chords
the sky was the limit
Into the great wide open,
under them skies of blue
out in the great wide open,
a rebel without a clue
The papers said ed always played from the heart
he got an agent and a roadie named bart
they made a record and it went in the charts
t he sky was the limit
His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
they both met movie stars, partied and mingled
their a&r man said "i don't hear a single"
the future was wide open
Into the great wide open,
under them skies of blue
out in the great wide open,
a rebel without a clue
Into the great wide open,
under them skies of blue
out in the great wide open,
a rebel without a clue