Cheryl Porter - One in a Million

I still remember we were
Driving down the interstate
With nothing but our dreams of fame
And all the rest could wait
We made it to los angeles
Happy, free and poor
And we faked each others resumes
So we might get in the door
Headshots in the alleyway
With the lenses that we stole--
Borrowed
From the student films that didn't pay
Oh, we'd take any role

To be one in a million
No more waiting on that dream
No more getting told we're green
We'd be one in a million
If we worked and ran the race
We'd be sure to find our place

Time went by I was flyin' high
Poised to reach the top
With an agent and a manager
Who swore I wouldn't flop
Three indie films, two co-stars
And one pilot that got dropped
But I made the right connections
And the parties never stopped
When friends would call, I'd press ignore
At drinks with hbo
Had bigger names to pick up for
And bigger names to know

To be one in a million
If you wanna catch a break
Gotta do what it takes to be
One in a million
Lining up my cards just right
I would see my name in lights

And everybody says the odds
Are slim to none
But I waited, I was ready for the call
To tell me my time had come
But it never came
And the meet-and-greets got fewer
And they moved along to newer
Brighter faces
And I turned 39 last may
So I thought I'd spend the day
With the people who knew me from the start
So I searched up some old friends
And I called to make amends
But it rang and rang and no one picked up the other end
I was left to play my part
My part!
I was one in a million, oh! In a million, oh!

Now here you are, cruising along
The fast track to fame
Building brands, impressing fans
You're winning at the game
Got what you always wanted
A dream to call your own
So why does it feel so wrong
To love the life you've grown?
Your friends are walking out the door
Is this what you came here for?

To be (one in a million)
Do you wanna be
One in a million?

Written by:
Ben Calhoun, Jonathan Jackson, Riley Lee Friesen, Ross King

Publisher:
Lyrics © ESSENTIAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, Capitol CMG Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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