Portrait of Betty

[BETTY, spoken]
Okay, well, I know what she means to me, but what does she mean to you?

[TRISHA, sung]
She is not like any girl — I'm sorry, woman — you could possibly have known
And she has something — what a quality — a thousand strong opinions of her own
And from the moment that she says "I'm Betty, hi"
Then she takes your hand and looks you in the eye
You will never be the person that you were before you met her

She is strong, she is smart
Open mind, open heart
She is fun, like, a lot
All the cool, perfect things that I am not

She is not afraid to fight for all the people who cannot defend themselves
And she's read every book the library has listed — I mean, on and off the shelves
She will help old ladies cross a busy street
Win a dozen games of chess and never cheat
And she'll shower you with kindness and affection if you let her
If you let her...

She has spunk, she has spine
She's a saint, bottom line
Volunteers 'cause she cares
Human rights, world affairs
She can sing like a pro
Steal your heart, stop the show
Speaks Chinese, just because
She's the well-rounded girl I never was

Everything that I aspire to
Things she does that no one else will do
Makes me wanna ask her if I met her
What it takes to be a ten-times-better me

[BETTY, spoken]
Oh, gee!

[TRISHA, sung]
I would stand on my head
To be her, like I said
Half as brave, half as good
Could I be? Yes, I could...

She is warm, she is wise
And that face, and those eyes
She is kind, like, a lot
All the things I am not
But I'll learn, yes, I will
I won't stop, not until
People see what I see:
Betty Boop
The best of her in me!