Back Up Plan

As a child she would analyze lyrics

She would tear apart each word and turn it into a gimmick

She used to play with the melodies and beats in the words

She would come in singin' things that no one had heard

As a child she was always pretty bright

Never bitchin' with the girls or gettin' into fights

There was something in her head

And there was something in her mind

There was something going round

There was something burning bright

This don't matter to me

Soon I'll be on TV

And I won't have to dream

No more

This ain't got nothin' on me

Soon I'll be VIP

I'll be makin' money

Bein' a G

Goin' properly

Teachers used to say

"What do you want to be?"

As soon as she says singer

They all look at her blankly like

"Darling, darling you need to have a back up plan"

"Like what?" she said

Workin' in Matalan?

Well quite frankly Miss

I have already applied

With the other thousand applicants

Standing in the line

But, that ain't my callin'

I'm tired of your warning 'cause

I won't be fallin'

So move over darling

This don't matter to me

Soon I'll be on TV

And I won't have to dream

No more

This ain't got nothin' on me

Soon I'll be VIP

I'll be makin' money

Bein' a G

Goin' properly

Now she's grown

She's all alone with

Two kids screamin' on the phone

It's landlord callin'

For his rent but

She's still stallin'

'Cause she can't pay again

Yes, she's going to court today

For the dress she stole away

It was for a big audition

Oh, my

She's on a mission to

Show the teachers and the guys

She made something of her life

There's something in her head

There's something in her mind

There's something goin' round

There's something burnin' bright

This don't matter to me

Soon I'll be on TV

And I won't have to dream

No more

This ain't got nothin' on me

Soon I'll be VIP

I'll be makin' money

Bein' a G

But it don't

Come free