Ever since I was young
I dreamed of being a star
Just gimme a stage and a song
And I know that I'll go far
At every step along the way
I knew that I had more to give than I knew how to get out
But no matter how hard I tried
It refused to show itself
I'm ready for a leap to take
That's why I came here today!
I don't wanna be just a kid shouting, "notice me"
I don't wanna hear "that's cute" when they finally see
Is it too much to ask to be given a chance?
Is it too much to ask to be taken seriously?
I'm ready for the big time...
[Male voice: ]
Thank you, we've heard enough
[Female soloist: ]
You've heard enough?
You've heard enough?
That's not how this was supposed to end
This was supposed to be my big moment
But I sing nineteen bars and I get dismissed
You interrupt me before the big cadence and
You think that's enough to tell me I can't sing?
You think that's enough to see what makes me me?
I get it, just shut up, move on
I guess I'm just not talented enough
I guess I shoulda been prettier and stuff
I guess you're just not interested enough
To hear one more kid try to pa**ion her way through a song when you've heard hundreds like her all day long!
I get it, but this is my internal monologue
Not even I can shut this sh** off
Sometimes I wish I could when she starts b**hin'
But she got a captive audience, so for now we all gon' listen
Ever since I was young
I dreamed of being a star
Just give me a stage and a song
And I know that I'll go far
At every step along the way
I knew that I had more to give than I knew how to get out
But no matter how hard I tried
It refused to show itself
Sure, I know it sounds cliche
But this my moment on that stage
A turning point in the story of my life
What am I gonna do if it doesn't go right?
[Spoken: ]
Go back home to that small town where nothing ever happened?
[Sung: ]
Enough about my stupid dreams!
I'm just not talented enough it seems
'Cuz I sang nineteen bars and I got dismissed
You stopped me before the big cadence and
I guess that's enough to tell ya whatcha need to know
I guess that's enough, 'cuz all that matters are right notes
I guess that's how this has to end
My nineteen-bar-long big moment
But I'll be damned if I leave this room
Without singing the big finish for you!
I don't wanna be just a kid shouting, "notice me"
I don't wanna hear "that's cute" when they finally see
Is it too much to ask to be given a chance?
Is it too much to ask to be taken seriously?
I'm ready for the big time...
[Male voice: ]
Thank you, we've heard enough
[Female soloist: ]
All I need is someone to believe in me