When I Grow Up (I’m Free to be Me!)

When I grow up I wanna be
the very best that I can be.
To do the work that’s gotta be done,
I’ll find a job that’s lots of fun.

When I grow up to pay the rent,
I might just be the president.
A doctor or a nurse I’ll be,
just choosin’ what comes natur’lly.

CHORUS

I’m free, free to be me! I’m free, free to be me!
Anything I want to be, I’m free, free to be me!

When I grow up I’ll get a gig.
It might be small, it might be big.
It’s a land of opportunity
in a world of possibility.

An astronaut can go to the moon,
a security guard can sleep till noon.
A farmer works all day in the corn,
a cab driver gets to honk his horn.

CHORUS

I wanna be a banker,
I wanna be a lawyer,
I wanna be a barber,
I wanna be a teacher,
I wanna be a preacher,
I wanna star in a double feature.