The Greatest Hit Lyrics - Ed Bruce

Words & Music by 

Ed Bruce and Jim McBride 

He could never pay her back 

For all she's done for him 

She never asked for more 

Than what he could afford to spend back then 

And when the business got him down 

She wouldn't let him quit 

She'd say, "I believe someday you'll make it big 

All you need's a hit" 

She often had to work two jobs 

So he could play at night 

He'd chase his dream while she'd come home 

Too tired sometimes to eat a bite 

If give up came up, she'd say 

"Hon, I love you, don't forget 

I believe someday you'll finally make it big 

All you need's a hit" 

Then one day it hit him 

Like a bolt out of the blue 

He said, "What am I searching for 

so hard when I have you 

So he wrote her down on paper 

And he put a tune to it 

The inspiration for the one that made him big 

She was his greatest hit