[Verse 1]
I'd line up my stuffies
Pretend I had something worth sharing with them
And like a bear sleepin' in his den, they couldn't care less
And at the fifth grade talent show I sang
My voice shook and rang through the room
And my teacher whispered to my mom, "Not to be rude"

[Chorus]
"But every kid wants to be famous"
And her son always won best of show
But the funny thing was she always was a judge on the panel
"But every kid wants to be famous"

[Verse 2]
I'd march through the flowers
Singin' for hours, my voice was still small
And I was short but I always stood up tall, as tall as I could
And when the sixth grade finally rollеd along
I sung another song that I wrote
And I was glad but I didn't have high hopеs, I didn't have high hopes

[Chorus]
'Cause every kid wants to be famous
Every kid wants to shine bright
But the only ribbon that was given away that night
Was to the son who always won best of show
[Bridge]
Never gonna let go of it
I'm never gonna let it go, woah-oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I'm never gonna let go of this
Watch me never let it go, oh-woah-oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
This town is small
So don't pretend you haven't seen me now
Yeah, this town is small
So don't pretend you haven't seen me now

[Chorus]
Oh, "Every kid wants to be famous"
Yet her son always won best of show
Oh, nepotism
Yes, I said it
Still upset and you'll regret it
Every kid wants to be famous

[Outro]
Never gonna let go of this
I'll sing about it every show
Never gonna let go
, oh no-oh-oh
Don't pretend you haven't seen me now
This town is small
So don't pretend you haven't seen me now
This world is small
So don't pretend you haven't seen me now
But I'm not so small
I'd like to see you try and tear me down