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"SUPERSTAR" (Scott Dambrot) BMI
THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER WAS MY MOTHER COOKIN' BREAKFAST
IN PORT JEFFERSON STATION AND THIS GIANT STACK A' RECORDS
MY FATHER PLAYED THE TRUMPET AND TAUGHT ME TO PLAY TOO
SO I WAS MEMORIZIN' DIZZY GILLESPE AT AGE TWO
THEN I GOT MY FIRST HORN THREW THE LEGO TOWERS AWAY
MY PARENTS MADE ME PRACTICE IT FOR 6 HOURS A DAY
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FUDGE I JUST PLAYED TILL I STARTED SIGHT READIN' JAZZ BALLADS
IN 5TH GRADE THEY LABELED ME A PRODIGY AND KEPT GIVIN'
ME LESSONS KEPT GIVIN ME COMPLIMENTS AND ASKED SO MANY
QUESTIONS SENT ME OFF TO MUSIC SCHOOL TO STUDY ALL THE
ARTS UNDERSTAND ARRANGEMENTS, TO WRITE AND READ
CHARTS I COULD TRANSPOSE BACH IN THREE KEYS IF THEY
ASKED CUZ I WAS GETTIN' BETTER THAN MY TEACHERS
PRETTY FAST BUT SOMETIMES I WOULD WISH THAT I'D GROW WINGS
AND FLY AWAY MUSICS BORING MOMMY, WHY CANT I JUST GO OUTSIDE
AND PLAY ?
(hook 2x) dont worry GOOSE soon were gonna' make you a superstar
everybodys gonna know who you are people gonna' scream your name
NEXT THING I KNOW IM UP IN COLLEGE WITH THESE IGNORANT PROFESSORS
THAT COULDNT WRITE A LYRIC IF THIER LIFE DEPENDED ON IT
AND REALLY THATS SAD WHEN SOME WASHED UP MUSICIANS' GONNA' TRY AND TEACH ME ABOUT WHATS GOOD AND
WHATS BAD WHATS SHARP AND WHATS FLAT, WHATS THIS AND
WHATS THAT WHATS RIGHT AND WHATS WRONG WITHOUT WRITIN'
ONE SONG I HATE THIS FRIGGIN' CLASS, I'LL PROBABLY
NEVER PASS AND IM BOUT TO STICK THIS ***' TRUMPET
UP HIS *** SO I DROPPED OUT, CAME HOME AND CRIED THAT
NIGHT DAD CO-SIGNED A 5K LOAN AND THATS NICE
SO I BOUGHT MYSELF A DRUM MACHINE, A COUPLE FAT MICS
AND STARTED MAKIN' HIPHOP BEATS THAT I LIKED THEN PUT SOME RHYMES ON EM', JUST DEMOS BUT
STILL SENT IT OUT TO ALL THE RECORD LABELS ASKIN'
FOR A DEAL THEN ONE DAY POLYGRAM RECORDS OFFERED ME BREAD
THEY REALLY LIKE MY MUSIC WANNA' MEET ME RIGHT AWAY AND SAID...
(hook 2x) dont worry GOOSE soon were gonna' make you a superstar
everybodys gonna know who you are people gonna' scream your name
and they all told me
IN THE END IM JUST A COULDA' BEEN THAT GAVE UP ON MY DREAMS
THIS MUSIC BUSINESS INDUSTRY JUST AINT WHAT IT SEEMS
THE LABEL WENT AND DROPPED ME 'FOR THE RECORD GOT RELEASED
CHRISTINE WAS IN SOME MOVIE BUT I NEVER GOT A PIECE
RACHELLE MARRIED A DOCTOR, RENEE MARRIED A VET
THEN KELLY RAN AWAY WITH SOME CAR SALESMAN SHE MET
I WALK AROUND IN DIRTY CLOTHES IM SUCH A JOKE TO SEE
NOBODY WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH A GUY AS BROKE AS ME
IT REALLY KINDA' SUCKS AS IM BEGGIN' FOR A MEAL
WATCHIN' OTHER RAPPERS MAKE IT WHEN THIER FAKE INSTEAD A' REAL
SO PLEASE DONT TRY TO SYMPATHIZE AND TELL ME HOW YA FEEL
TILL YOU BEEN WRITIN SONGS FOR 20 YEARS AND STILL CANT GET A DEAL
WHEN YA'LL WAS AT THE DELANO, I WAS LIVIN LOW ON DOUGH
AND STILL YA MAKIN' PROMISES TO HOOK ME UP WITH SO N' SO
THATS THE STORY OF MY LIFE IM DONE PLAYIN' TRUTH IS, IM JUST GETTIN' REALLY TIRED A EVERYBODY
SAYIN'...
(hook 2x) dont worry GOOSE soon were gonna' make you a superstar
everybodys gonna know who you are people gonna' scream your name
and they all told me