Childish Fantasy

I have a dream (I have a dream)
I refuse to be ashamed of it
I swear to God...
One day, I'm gonna be raised up in glory...famous
I'll attend the Grammys with my good friends, Jewel and Tori Amos
I'll talk to everyone (Hey, How you doin?)
I'll barely pause for my first breath
Except to frown at Courtney Love, I still blame her for Kurt's death
And Shania Twain'll walk up to me, wearing a buckskin vest
And confide in me, y'know, privately, that she's been much impressed
By everything she's heard from me (Oh, really?)
And would I like to date her?
And I'll reply, "Haha, you'll like Melissa, I'll introduce the two of you later"
Then, leaving the girls to talk amongst one another I'll advance
To a clear space in the lobby and stop a while to dance
Only to interrupted by Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen (Hi guys)
Both seeking autographs
And some fool yells, "Hey look, it's John Lennon" (Yeah, I get a lot of that)
Later I'll rush to my seat without a lot of slack to take up
Since I cornered Brian Warner for half an hour to swap makeup hints
And although a nominee and a performer, I'll also be a presenter
Since a name like mine creates a draw and they like to have it front and center
I'll eschew the teleprompter's canned and corny, played and trite shit
To flirt with my co-presenter and the audience warmly, displaying my speed of light wit
And everyone will like it, I'll be the darling of every tabloid
Since they saw me through the libel case I was hit with from Bad Boy
I'll make the worst dressed pages still, but I won't let it get to me
I'll just console myself with yet another cosmetic tonsillectomy
Heh, body modifications, you bet your life, now listen here
Talk about liposuction, I swear to God I'll damn near disappear
Callista Flockheart and Fiona Apple will express concern for my health
But we'll talk, and they'll both agree I've got to...um...learn for myself
Understand this, I'll be the planet rocker, having dragged myself to the top of the heap the hard way
And I'll finally get to see my own production of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway
Shebang X action figures, lunchboxes, an animated feature-length
Biography, an internationally franchised Jesse's Own pizza chain
An odyssey of celebrity, stand up comedians will target me
Bumblebees will make honey just for me until its, uh, hard to be humble
Gee, I can't wait for this to come about
I'm ready when the world is
Take me now I'm ready
God, I wanna be a star
FAME
I wanna be a star