rockstar
Pop Mania Lyrics


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I′m Through With Standing In Line
To Clubs We'll Never Get In
It′s Like The Bottom Of The Ninth
And I'm Never Gonna Win
This Life Hasn't Turned Out
Quite The Way I Want It To Be
(Tell Me What You Want)
I Want A Brand New House
On An Episode Of Cribs
And A Bathroom I Can Play Baseball In
And A King Size Tub Big Enough
For Ten Plus Me
(Tell Me What You Need)
I′ll Need A Credit Card That′s Got No Limit
And A Big Black Jet With A Bedroom In It
Gonna Join The Mile High Club
At Thirty-Seven Thousand Feet
(Been There Done That)
I Want A New Tour Bus Full Of Old Guitars
My Own Star On Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere Between Cher And
James Dean Is Fine For Me
(So How Ya Gonna Do It?)
I'm Gonna Trade This Life For Fortune And Fame
I′d Even Cut My Hair And Change My Name
'Cause We All Just Wanna Be Big Rockstars
And Live In Hilltop Houses Driving Fifteen Cars
The Girls Come Easy And The Drugs Come Cheap
We′ll All Stay Skinny 'Cause We Just Won′t Eat
And We'll Hang Out In The Coolest Bars
In The Vip With The Movie Stars
Every Good Gold Digger's
Gonna Wind Up There
Every Playboy Bunny
With Her Bleach Blond Hair
Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
I Wanna Be Great Like Elvis Without The Tassels
Hire Eight Body Guards That Love To Beat Up Assholes
Sign A Couple Autographs
So I Can Eat My Meals For Free
(I′ll Have A Quesadilla On The House)
I′m Gonna Dress My Ass
With The Latest Fashion
Get A Front Door Key To The Playboy Mansion
Gonna Date A Centerfold That Loves To
Blow My Money For Me
(So How Ya Gonna Do It?)
I'm Gonna Trade This Life
For Fortune And Fame
I′d Even Cut My Hair
And Change My Name
'Cause We All Just Wanna Be Big Rockstars
And Live In Hilltop Houses Driving Fifteen Cars
The Girls Come Easy And The Drugs Come Cheap
We′ll All Stay Skinny 'Cause We Just Won′t Eat
And We'll Hang Out In The Coolest Bars
In The Vip With The Movie Stars
Every Good Gold Digger's
Gonna Wind Up There
Every Playboy Bunny
With Her Bleach Blond Hair
And We′ll Hide Out In The Private Rooms
With The Latest Dictionary And
Today′s Who's Who
They′ll Get You Anything
With That Evil Smile
Everybody's Got A
Drug Dealer On Speed Dial
Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
I′m Gonna Sing Those Songs
That Offend The Censors
Gonna Pop My Pills
From A Pez Dispenser
Get Washed-Up Singers Writing All My Songs
Lip Sync Em Every Night So I Don't Get ′Em Wrong
Well We All Just Wanna Be Big Rockstars
And Live In Hilltop Houses Driving Fifteen Cars
The Girls Come Easy And The Drugs Come Cheap
We'll All Stay Skinny 'Cause We Just Won′t Eat
And We′ll Hang Out In The Coolest Bars
In The Vip With The Movie Stars
Every Good Gold Digger's
Gonna Wind Up There
Every Playboy Bunny
With Her Bleach Blond Hair
And We′ll Hide Out In The Private Rooms
With The Latest Dictionary And
Today's Who′s Who
They'll Get You Anything
With That Evil Smile
Everybody′s Got A
Drug Dealer On Speed Dial




Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pop Mania's "Rockstar" depict the desire for fame and fortune in the music industry. The singer is tired of waiting in line to enter exclusive clubs and dreams of a luxurious lifestyle with a brand new house, king size tub, credit card with no limit, and private jet with a bedroom. The singer even wants to join the mile high club at 37,000 feet. The song continues with desires such as a new tour bus with guitars, own star on Hollywood Boulevard, and dating a centerfold. The chorus repeats the desire to be a big rockstar and live in luxury with thin bodies and cool friends.


The lyrics reflect the American Dream, but with a twisted perspective. The desire for fame and fortune at the cost of morality, authenticity, and self-fulfillment is a recurring theme often seen in pop culture. The singer is willing to trade their current life for a life of luxury and notoriety, regardless of how they get it. In the end, the lyrics leave the audience questioning the true value of being a rockstar.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm Through With Standing In Line
I'm tired of being stuck in line


To Clubs We'll Never Get In
We're trying to get into exclusive clubs that we'll never be able to enter


It’s Like The Bottom Of The Ninth
It's the last chance at bat in a baseball game and we feel like we're losing


And I'm Never Gonna Win
And I feel like I'll never succeed


This Life Hasn't Turned Out Quite The Way I Want It To Be
My life hasn't gone the way I hoped it would


(Tell Me What You Want)
What do you want?


I Want A Brand New House
I want a new, grandiose house


On An Episode Of Cribs
So people can see it on the televised show 'MTV Cribs'


And A Bathroom I Can Play Baseball In
I want a bathroom so big I can play baseball in it


And A King Size Tub Big Enough For Ten Plus Me
I want a tub large enough for ten people.


(Tell Me What You Need)
What else do you want?


I′ll Need A Credit Card That′s Got No Limit
I need a credit card without a spending limit


And A Big Black Jet With A Bedroom In It
I want a jet with a bedroom in it.


Gonna Join The Mile High Club
I want to join the mile high club (have sex on a plane)


At Thirty-Seven Thousand Feet
At that altitude


(Been There Done That)
I've already done that


I Want A New Tour Bus Full Of Old Guitars
I want a tour bus full of vintage guitars


My Own Star On Hollywood Boulevard
I want my own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame


Somewhere Between Cher And James Dean Is Fine For Me
I don't need to be the most famous person ever, somewhere between middle-fame would be okay


(So How Ya Gonna Do It?)
So, what's your plan?


I'm Gonna Trade This Life For Fortune And Fame
I'm going to exchange my current life for wealth and celebrity


I′d Even Cut My Hair And Change My Name
I'd be willing to change my appearance and identity


'Cause We All Just Wanna Be Big Rockstars
Because we all want to be famous rockstars


And Live In Hilltop Houses Driving Fifteen Cars
And live in huge houses on the hills with numerous cars


The Girls Come Easy And The Drugs Come Cheap
Girls are easy to come by and drugs are cheap


We′ll All Stay Skinny 'Cause We Just Won′t Eat
We'll stay thin because we won't eat


And We'll Hang Out In The Coolest Bars
We'll hang out in the trendiest bars


In The Vip With The Movie Stars
We'll be in VIP areas with famous actors


Every Good Gold Digger's Gonna Wind Up There
All the clever, gold-digging women will end up there


Every Playboy Bunny With Her Bleach Blond Hair
Every Playboy bunny with bleached blonde hair will be there


Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
Hey, hey, I want to be a rockstar


I Wanna Be Great Like Elvis Without The Tassels
I want to be great like Elvis Presley without the rhinestoned costumes


Hire Eight Body Guards That Love To Beat Up Assholes
I want to employ eight bodyguards that enjoy hurting people


Sign A Couple Autographs
I'll sign a few autographs


So I Can Eat My Meals For Free
So I can eat without paying for it


(I′ll Have A Quesadilla On The House)
I'll get a quesadilla for free


I′m Gonna Dress My Ass With The Latest Fashion
I'll dress myself in the most recent couture


Get A Front Door Key To The Playboy Mansion
I want the key to the Playboy Mansion


Gonna Date A Centerfold That Loves To Blow My Money For Me
I want to date a Playboy centerfold that likes to spend my money


(So How Ya Gonna Do It?)
So, how are you going to accomplish it?


I'm Gonna Trade This Life For Fortune And Fame
I'm going to trade my life to become rich and famous


I′d Even Cut My Hair And Change My Name
I'd change my appearance and identity


'Cause We All Just Wanna Be Big Rockstars
Because we all want to be famous rockstars


And Live In Hilltop Houses Driving Fifteen Cars
And live in huge houses on the hills with numerous cars


The Girls Come Easy And The Drugs Come Cheap
Girls are easy to come by and drugs are cheap


We′ll All Stay Skinny 'Cause We Just Won′t Eat
We'll stay thin because we won't eat


And We'll Hang Out In The Coolest Bars
We'll hang out in the trendiest bars


In The Vip With The Movie Stars
We'll be in VIP areas with famous actors


Every Good Gold Digger's Gonna Wind Up There
All the clever, gold-digging women will end up there


Every Playboy Bunny With Her Bleach Blond Hair
Every Playboy bunny with bleached blonde hair will be there


And We′ll Hide Out In The Private Rooms
We'll hide out in the private rooms of the bars


With The Latest Dictionary And Today's Who's Who
With the latest literature and the list of famous people


They′ll Get You Anything With That Evil Smile
Those people will get you anything you want with a sinister grin


Everybody's Got A Drug Dealer On Speed Dial
Everyone has a drug dealer they can call easily


Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
Hey, hey, I want to be a rockstar


I'm Gonna Sing Those Songs That Offend The Censors
I'll sing songs that are considered offensive by censors


Gonna Pop My Pills From A Pez Dispenser
I'll take my medication out of a Pez dispenser


Get Washed-Up Singers Writing All My Songs
I'll hire retired singers to write my music


Lip Sync Em Every Night So I Don't Get ′Em Wrong
I'll lip-sync them every night so I won't mess up


Well We All Just Wanna Be Big Rockstars
We all want to be famous rockstars


And Live In Hilltop Houses Driving Fifteen Cars
And live in huge houses on the hills with numerous cars


The Girls Come Easy And The Drugs Come Cheap
Girls are easy to come by and drugs are cheap


We'll All Stay Skinny 'Cause We Just Won′t Eat
We'll stay thin because we won't eat


And We′ll Hang Out In The Coolest Bars
We'll hang out in the trendiest bars


In The Vip With The Movie Stars
We'll be in VIP areas with famous actors


Every Good Gold Digger's Gonna Wind Up There
All the clever, gold-digging women will end up there


Every Playboy Bunny With Her Bleach Blond Hair
Every Playboy bunny with bleached blonde hair will be there


And We′ll Hide Out In The Private Rooms
We'll hide out in the private rooms of the bars


With The Latest Dictionary And Today's Who′s Who
With the latest literature and the list of famous people


They'll Get You Anything With That Evil Smile
Those people will get you anything you want with a sinister grin


Everybody′s Got A Drug Dealer On Speed Dial
Everyone has a drug dealer they can call easily


Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar
Hey, hey, I want to be a rockstar




Writer(s): Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Chad Robert Kroeger, Daniel Adair

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mednj2762

LOVE Smashbox! My favorite fall look is definitely a 'rockstar' eye and a deep vampy lip!

Nicole Mondeaux

I have been loving my eyebrow kit this fall. The full eyebrow has been a difficult transition since I've had thin brows forever!

Kailey Anderson

I LOVE Smashbox Cosmetics and the Rock Star look! My favorite fall beauty product is my maroon colored nail polish from Revlon. It is so pretty and ties in my favorite fall color into all of my looks! Love this video!

Lauren Heft

My favorite beauty product for fall is a nice burgundy eyeshadow. I think it deepens but also keeps a look neutral. It's also great for fall

Maaaddz

my favorite fall item would have to be Revlon Berry Haute lipstick. This looks absolutely gorgeous with a high chic pony and some riding boots, I think it gives a sophisticated look to any day to day outfit :) BTW you look gorgeous

Jessica L.

I love that eye look! I also am really interested in that pink highlighter for the eyebrows :)

miraclesoccur11

Smashbox is awesome! My favorite beauty product for fall is any deep, rich red lipstick! :) I'd pair it with a very neutral eye

FrancesFelix

Favorite product for fall would have to be plum lipstick or lipstain!! It makes your lips really stand out and is the hottest trend this fall!

annemay x

One of my fav beauty products for the fall is the Revlon lip butter in Raspberry Pie! the color is amazing :) xxx

KoolCandyGirlKids

That is amazing*__* Im gonna try that at least once! I like a bright, classy red lip colour~

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