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Not Gonna Go Far



My baby
is an up and coming young thing
My baby
got a lot of talent,
and boy can she really sing

My baby
got stage presence like nobody’s business
My baby
is gonna be a big, big star,
and have a lot of fans blowing her kisses

My baby
is gonna be on every magazine,
heard in every car
My baby
is gonna be a drop dead,
one big, big superstar
But me, myself ...
I’m not gonna go far

My baby and me
ain’t together no more
I sadly had to let her go,
told her to chase her dream
That’s what true love is,
that’s what it really mean
I couldn’t hold her back,
be onery selfish like that
I encouraged her to fly,
now look where she’s at

My baby
is turning into a big, big star
My baby
is quickly rising up the charts,
right straight to the moon
But me, myself ...
I’m not gonna leave
this small town none too soon

I know my baby
is gonna meet somebody else
in her star-studded world
But they better treat her right,
‘cause she was first my girl

My baby
is gonna be on every magazine,
heard in every car
My baby 
is gonna be a big, big superstar
But me, myself ...
I’m not gonna go too far

People think I’m gonna be mad
at my baby, but they’re so wrong
My baby
said I was the first one to believe
And she’s gonna remember me,
sing about me in one of her hit songs
My baby told me 
if there was anything I need,
to hit her up on the phone

My baby
is gonna go far, real far
My baby
is gonna be heard at Carnegie Hall,
and every honky tonk bar

My baby
is gonna be on every magazine,
heard in every car
My baby
is gonna be a drop dead,
one big, big superstar
But me, myself ...
I’m not gonna go far

I’m gonna be seeing the same ole faces
My baby
is gonna be seen in so many different places
I’m gonna be in this here same ole town
My baby
is gonna be jet set globetrotting all around
My baby
is gonna be a big, big superstar
But me, myself ...
I’m not gonna go too far

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 8/11/2017 8:51:00 PM

Oh it is a country song! Well i do like it Freddie The words are lovely. Good night my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 8/11/2017 8:48:00 PM

Be proud of your baby, this is what she wants to do. I like this poem. Have a nice evening my friend.

John Hamilton

Date: 8/8/2017 4:47:00 PM

Yeah Freddie I can hear it, in a country bar somewhere, I liked it a lot, especially the chorus and refrain, repetition is infectious, great job, now just put music to it right?

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/8/2017 1:09:00 PM

A grand lyrical poem! Nicely done, Freddie!

Charlie Smith

Date: 8/8/2017 10:37:00 AM

Low self esteem Booo! True love yeaaa! Good lyric Freddie...

Freddie Robinson Jr.
Date: 8/8/2017 10:48:00 AM

Ty, Charlie. Low self-esteem? No, no, no ... it's a country song. Dumping on oneself is a badge of honor in that venerable genre. Lol! Appreciate the love, my friend. Love and peace.