Carly Simon - Actress Lyrics

Some day I�m going to grow up
And be every man�s dream
Some day I�m going to grow up
And forget this sad little me
I�m going to shine in the spotlight
Wear sexy clothes
Be somebody everybody wants to meet
And no one ever really knows
No one will ever know me

I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones
I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones

Critics will adore me
At least they will at first
But you see I already know this
So it can�t never really hurt
And if it does, I�m an actress
I�ll play it nonchalant
In the total scheme of things it�s insignificant
(sure I can take the knocks)

Cause I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones
I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones

I may not be that pretty now
But who�s the referee
Standards of beauty
Will be redefined because of me

And then they�ll be the scandals
Everywhere my name
Men will jump from balconies
And I�ll just shrug and take the blame
(yeah, they�ll say I died for love)

Cause I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones
Well, I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones

My acceptance speech will be a milestone
Never will such a star
Have ever graced the microphone
And of course I�ll thank my agent
The way they always do
Though I could have done it without him
And that goes for the Academy too
And the makeup people and the lighting designers and everybody else

Cause I�m an actress throughand through
And to my bones
I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones
I�m an actress yeah, yeah, yeah

I�ll be gracious to the lesser stars
And generous to the unknowns
And if another actress threatens
My position on the throne

Well, I don�t know exactly what I�ll do
I don�t exactly know
But I know that it could turn into
One of my most poignant roles
Everyone will have their handkerchiefs out
And they�ll have to leave the theater early
And then they�ll go home
And what�ll they do?
They`ll have a big glass of alcohol

Cause I�m an actress through and through
And to my bones
And if I make it to the top I won�t be overthrown
I�m an actress ah, yeah, yeah