actress Lyrics

I always wanted to be an actress

My daddy told me no

He told me to be practical

I was 12 years old

Growing up I tried to

Do what I was told

And every day I find myself getting further from that goal

People ask me if I'm happy

I almost never am

Living is surviving

And that's my only plan

I like to wonder how I got here

But I've always been this way

Some people are meant to teach

I was meant to be onstage

What if there was a way that I could escape

Escape

And all I had to do was

Step right into a little bit of fame

Of fame

Think far ahead he told me

You have to plan or you'll be

All out on your own

With no idea where to go

Sometimes it's hard to plan

If you don't like the life you're in

It's a battle in my head

And he'll say he doesn't understand

What if there was a way that all that could change

Could change

And all I had to do was get people to remember my name

My name

Not now he said

Maybe later

Just wait

Just wait to be happy

That's how the world works

You suffer first

Before you get to do

What you actually want to