when I was young, I wanted to be president/ first woman to rule from the Oval Office chair/ hating the Bill of Rights, liberals, & warfare/ I'd run this land right as its Republican heir/ now we've got a president nobody trusts in/ & I think he should just let us do as we please/ but back then I'd show them, by God I'd show all of them/ when I grew up, I wanted to be she.

this time last year, I wanted to be your girl/ your friend & protector, I would stay at your side/ hating the people who broke your foundation/ your collaborator & your eventual bride/ but you're so self-centered I don't know if you saw me/ still you broke my back as I waited on your feet/ but back then I'd show you, by God I'd show you all my love/ when I grew up, I wanted to be we.

& now I am here, I don't know what I want anymore/ I led you on so far to let you down now/ there's no easy answer, no prayer & no magic pill/ I'm dead to the world but don't understand how/ now I've got noplace to go, I've got nothing to show/ independently wealthy but I'm still not free/ the show's over now, the show's over for all of us/ when I grow up, I want to be me.

Copyright (c) 2000 by Beth Kinderman. This is my original work, so please respect it.