Rickie B. - The Fame Lyrics

When i grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be rich
I just wanna proclaim
That when i grow up
I wanna be a celebrity
I want the respect and the power
And integrity
When i grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be rich
I just wanna proclaim
That when i grow up
I wanna be a celebrity
I want the respect and the power
And integrity
But how bout the responsibility
People hitting you up talking bout
I'm gon kill myself all because
You had never mentioned me
People provoking yo status
Blaming you for they habits
Yo check starts bein' dispersed
Entirely through yo family
Actually trying to help em out
But it caused insanity,
Blasphemy, tragedy, brokenness,
Treachery, calamity, greed,
The root of an evilness
Seeping through Rapidly
Destroying what you once thought
Would level you to be majesty
Thought you was...
Working for freedom, But not this
They failed to mention with all the success
In turn will bring on more challenges
Never imagined
This famous route
Was really this damaging huh
(This is only an introduction to Fame)
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I WANT IT
I WANT IT
(I wanna be famous)
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
(Yea)
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I WANT IT
I WANT IT
(I wanna be famous)
I hope this is great...
I hope that you feel it I'm hoping
This track alone
Gon save yo life once you hear it
I hope this is...
Hope for the hopeless
Provoked by the spirit, a stroke of conviction...
Scratch that, i ain't hoping I'm praying let's focus
Soak up this wisdom
A man that has gold at his tips
Can soak the souls of those
That struggle to get it
Now Hold this attention
And pose before the folk of yo century
Yo actions have power they watching
And react to yo business
So how you gon live it? (Huh)
Like An athlete, or activist
Passive, Aggressive
Like Manziel or Kaepernick
Or like a Celebrity
Who can't stay outta the tabloids
By choice of being consumed by the fame
Or by being a saint
Regardless
You now subject to slave
Bow down or succumb to the price
That comes with the power of Fame
The blood of a million others
Now in yo hands
Be sure that it's what you want cuz
It's Only an introduction to just saying
What I want (what I want, what I want)
I want the Fame and the fortune
But if i cannot bring no change it ain't worth nothin'
It ain't worth nothin'
So What I Gotta Do
To bring the world some hope
If I deny the fame
I will never know
I said wanna make a change
And bring the world some hope
But it ain't worth the pain
Or to lose my soul
(I want the fame)
When i grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be rich
I just wanna proclaim
That when i grow up
I wanna be a celebrity
Said I want it all
But it ain't worth the death of me
Unless my death rests with me
Fulfilling my purpose
You focus on trynna gain the appraisal of people...
Like Jesus Christ was worthless
You want money for selfish gain
And the fame to be worshipped
I want money to make a change
And need my fame to nurture
Step into a powerful gain
And watch how money hurts you
At first the sweetness attracts the bees
And ceases yo burdens
The fans arrive and they come so fruitful
It starts to blur you
That's when the yellow jackets sting
And leave you out deserted
Yo trust is broken down
Mind starts trippin' out
Turn to drugs, now you're frozen
And yo life starts dwindling down
No control over what you think that you own
Cuz that check
Says something along the lines of
You a slave no disrespect
(So what they want)
Once again I want it all a different way
I've matched my purpose to this game
And Added Christ to guide this lane
If i can't change a life for the better
And free yo vision from the deception
Then F the Fame...
I know My worth and works reflect up in Heaven (Yea)
What i want (what i want, what i want)
I want the Fame and the fortune
But if i cannot bring no change It ain't worth nothin'
(It ain't worth nothin')
So What I Gotta Do
To bring the world some hope
If I deny the Fame
I will never know
I said wanna make a change
And bring the world some hope
But it ain't worth the pain
Or to lose my soul
(I WANT THE FAME)
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I WANT IT
I WANT IT
(I wanna be famous)
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
(Yea)
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I WANT IT
I WANT IT
(I wanna be famous)
When I grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be rich
I just wanna proclaim
That when i grow up
I wanna be a celebrity
I want the respect and the power
And integrity