Can’t afford a mega-mansion on what I make in rhyme,

but my one-bedroom apartment’s rent is paid on time.

I don’t have the latest fashions from the boutiques on Rodeo,

but I’m cute in anything I wear, so I think that’s okay though!

I might not be booking private planes to go have lunch in Paris,

but I order what I want right here and never get embarrassed.

Yeah, I’m still workin’ my ass off, tryin’ hard to make that dough,

but I just couldn’t be prouder of the way I do it, though.

Not sayin’ everything is perfect, still not top of the chart,

but I’m proud of where I am, and it’s a damn good start!

I’ve still got a lot of work to do. That’s fine with me!

I may not be where I’m going, but I’m right where I wanna be!

I don’t have a giant entourage a thousand strong,

but I’ve got someone I love who rocks me all night long!

Guess the crowds up in America still haven’t heard of me,

but I’m wanted, I have worth, and I have people who love me.

Sure, it’s true, they might not know me everywhere I go,

but I’m the hottest thing to hit one bar in Tokyo.

You won’t hear me on TV because my lyrics aren’t the cleanest,

but you’ll always catch me Fridays spittin’ fire at the Phoenix!

Not sayin’ everything is perfect, still not top of the chart,

The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.

but I’m proud of where I am, and it’s a damn good start!

I’ve still got a lot of work to do. That’s fine with me!

I may not be where I’m going, but I’m right where I wanna be!

[bridge, spoken/rapped]

The path that other people took to get here’s the same and it

don’t make me wish for different, cause I’m really not ashamed of it.

I got up on that stage one night and people started noticing,

and now I get the masses shakin’ asses every time I sing.

I’ll probably never be so famous that Madonna’s gonna bow to me,

but everyone I care about is really fucking proud of me!

If you’d known me way back then, you’d really think it was surprising

that the shattered girl I was somehow got up, and I’m still rising.

Like a Phoenix, all my ashes sparked to life and now I’m burning.

Sure, I’m still a work in progress. I’m still young, and I’m still learning.

I’d forgotten how to dream when I was broken and defeated.

Looking back, I realize that I have everything I needed.

Yeah, I’m getting some momentum going, baby, what a feeling!

I’ve just barely left the ground, and I’m still nowhere near my ceiling!

Not sayin’ everything is perfect, still not top of the chart,

but I’m proud of where I am, and it’s a damn good start!

I’ve still got a lot of work to do. That’s fine with me!

I may not be where I’m going, but I’m right where I wanna be!

All my broken pieces fit together perfectly.

No, I'm still not where I’m going, but I’m right where I wanna be!