All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) – English Lyrics

• By: R.E.M.
• Album: Reveal

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind R.E.M.'s song, "All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)," a song that encapsulates the bittersweet journey of chasing dreams. Explore how the lyrics and music create a portrait of youthful ambition and the realities of pursuing stardom. Learn about the song's underlying message and the musical tribute it pays to a celebrated songwriter.

[English]

Humming all the way to Reno

You've dusted the non believers

And challenged the laws of chance

Now, sweet

You're so sugar sweet

You may as well have had 'kick me'

Fastened on your sleeve

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

Wing Is written on your feet

Your Achilles heel is a tendency to dream

But you've known that from the beginning

You didn't have to go so far

You didn't have to go

You know what you are

You're gobna be a star

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

You know who you are

You know who you are

You know who you are

Humming all the way to Reno

You've written your own directions

And whistled the rules of change

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

You know what you are

You're gonna be a star

Humming all the way to Reno

All the way to Reno

All the way to Reno

You're gonna be a star, you are

You're gonna be a star

You're gonna be a star, you are

You're gonna be a star

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something; a direction
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a celestial body; a famous person
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste; charming noun - a sweet food
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep; to imagine
written /ˈrɪtn/ B1	verb - past participle of write
feet /fiːt/ B1	noun - plural of foot; the parts of the body at the end of the legs that we stand on.
tendency /ˈtɛndənsi/ B2	noun - an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the point in time or space at which something begins.
directions /dəˈrɛkʃənz/ B1	noun - instructions on how to do something or how to get somewhere.
laws /lɔːz/ B1	noun - the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different. verb - to make or become different.
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - a statement of what you must or must not do in a particular situation.
wing /wɪŋ/ B2	noun - a part of a bird or insect's body used for flying
heel /hiːl/ B1	noun - the back part of a person's foot
chance /tʃɑːns/ B1	noun - the possibility of something happening; luck