Stand
ing
in line for the big shot,
trying to get her autograph
with all the other kids in line
who had her look down -packed.
Big ruby lips that sang
the way to fame,
had to sell her soul
to buy herself a name,
kissed so many cheeks,
she couldn't have cared.
Did she know I was a child star?
Did she know that I went very far?
Did she know I was a child star?
Oh, I was Darla,
over Esco's fame
I was Patricia, to some empty name
I tamped around on a plastic car
To beat Ole Miss Rodgers
out of every park
My best friend was Natalie Wood
Ah, ooh
Sinkin' a hook on the main drag
Tryin' to get a fish to bite
Watchin' all the other girls as they
do things right
Big ruby lips that pucker by demand
Arms stretchin' round the world
To hug a man, catch so many fish
They couldn't have killed
Did they know I was a chance star?
Did they know that I went very far?
Did they know I was a chance star?
ah, ah, ah, ah
Ooh, I danced on bandstand
Before my teens
I won Academy Awards for
my better scenes
Was Miss America for sexy legs
I sat on the throne
and watched the cool kids beg
I ran around with Sandra Dee
Ah, ooh
Did you know I was a child star
Did you know that I went very far
Ooh, child star, I went very far
Did you know I was a child star?
Ooh, child star
Ooh, child star
Did you know that I went very far?
I was a child star
I was a child star
Ooh, child star you