Why not hang out at an open mike night as an observer to start with? That might allow you to see that there are people at the karoke level getting on stage and you'll feel you are good enough to hit the stage on your own. Or you could meet a guitar player that wouldn't mind backing you up with your songs - just give him/her a chord chart and see how it goes.
I used to play bass in a band and the lead singer songwriter was also the band leader. I think that's pretty typical that the songwriter and lead singer will also be the band leader. He was also our manager, getting gigs. I got tired of staying up 'till 3 am being our own roadies and then drinking tons of coffee at my day job to function. Curiously all the other band members are playing in bands on their own at different levels. One plays out regularly with originals, another regular cover band, the other stuck in endless practice mode with covers and some originals. And me, now I just hang out with some friends that play and sing in our own private jams that we have visitors once and a while, but mostly we entertain ourselves and record some. It's nice because we aren't all pressured about wanting to be really good and we just play more than practice so it stays fresh, sort of. Every once and a while I wish we would go on stage. It's more like a bunch of friends jamming and making noise and letting it hang out, not worrying about mistakes. I imagine it's sort of a training ground for me because I wish to put some of my songs on stage someday. Sometimes it's more the people you are playing with and how you get along more than how technically good they are - as long as they now how to contribute to it sounding good.
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