Dear Everybody

Dear everybody…

Um, hi!

So apparently we’re doing another album.

Last time I checked,

I was just a girl with a microphone

and a dangerously high opinion of her sunglasses. (hahaha)

Anyway, I wrote you a letter.

It’s sixteen songs long.

Dear everybody, how’ve you been?

It’s your favorite walking question mark again!

Got new shoes and a questionable plan And a whole lotta love

that got outta hand!

They put my face on a billboard downtown I drove past twice

just to check myself out Then tripped on the curb trying to

take a pic Can’t buy grace with a number-one hit!

I’ve been everywhere, I’ve seen some things Lost my keys and gained

a few dreams

If you thought I’d come back all polished and wise…

Oh, honey. Surprise!

Dear everybody!

(Hey! Hey!)

I got a little something to say!

I missed your faces,

missed the noise Missed making trouble with my girls and boys!

Dear everybody!

(Oh-oh!) Turn it up,

let the whole world know!

I came back louder,

I came back free

And I brought a little extra me!

Oh-oh-oh, here we go!

Love you more than you could know!

Dear everybody, can’t you see?

You’re stuck with me!

Sorry!

Not sorry!

Mama says I need to slow my roll My manager says I’ve

got no self-control

Grandma called, said, “Baby,

eat!” Then asked why I’m dancing in the street!

Got invited to a fancy affair Wore a million-dollar dress,

forgot to brush my hair

Asked what my secret was “Good lighting and a little dumb luck!”

I’ve got stories I can’t wait to tell Some went great,

some went straight to hell But I wouldn’t change a single thing

Except those shoes.

Big mistake. Dear everybody,

quick correction, I’m NOT a role model,

check the reflection! Closet full of jackets,

can’t dress for the weather,

Professionals barely holding it together!

One for the fans who were there from the jump,

Two for the haters who gave me the bump,

Three for the girl with the bubblegum swagger,

Four for the heels that I STILL can’t stagger!

VIP, backstage, front row seats,

Still eat cereal in bare feet,

Got a platinum plaque on my shelf,

Still gotta Google how to spell “myself”!

Wait.

That’s not even a hard word.

WHATEVER!

Between all the jokes and crazy nights

There’s a little girl under these lights Still gets nervous before every

show Can’t believe how far we’ve come,

you know? You sang my words when I lost my voice You

made me feel like I had a choice To be exactly who

I am

And somehow that was enough…

So here’s to us!

DEAR EVERYBODY! (Hey! Hey!) I got a million things to say!

I missed your faces,

missed the noise Let’s make some trouble,

girls and boys! DEAR EVERYBODY!

(Oh-oh!) Turn it up,

let the whole world know!

I came back louder,

I came back free

And I brought a little extra me!

Oh-oh-oh, here we go!

Love you more than you could know!

Dear everybody, can’t you see?

You’re stuck with me!

(You’re stuck with me!)

(You’re stuck with me!)

Okay, so…

That’s page one.

Fifteen more to go.

You’re welcome.

Love, Bubblegum.