Celebrity – English Lyrics

• By: Brad Paisley

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with a laugh through Brad Paisley's clever hit, "Celebrity"! This song is a fantastic way to pick up on satirical language and cultural references, as Paisley humorously comments on the world of fame. Its witty lyrics and clear storytelling make it an enjoyable and unique tool for language learners to explore a more playful side of English.

[English]

- I've always wanted to be a singer.

(uptempo music)

I'm ready, I've been practicing.

(uptempo music)

Can't really quit my job at the Dairy Queen right now.

(uptempo music)

(audience cheering)

I have to sing.

America, (chuckles) here I come.

♪ Someday I'm gonna be famous ♪

♪ Do I have talent, well, no ♪

♪ These days you don't really need it ♪

♪ Thanks to reality shows ♪

♪ Can't wait to date a supermodel ♪

♪ Can't wait to sue my dad ♪

♪ Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari ♪

♪ On my way to rehab ♪

♪ 'Cause when you're a celebrity ♪

♪ It's adios reality ♪

♪ You can act just like a fool ♪

♪ People think you're cool ♪

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪

♪ I can throw a major fit ♪

♪ When my latte isn't just how I like it ♪

♪ When they say I've gone insane ♪

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪

♪ And the pressures that go with ♪

♪ Being a celebrity ♪

- Is this soy?

I asked for a soy.

- Oh, no, you didn't soy, sir.

- Excuse me? Did I order, did I order soy?

- I think you did. - Hey, hey,

give a man a drink.

- ♪ I'll get to cry to Barbara Walters ♪

♪ When things don't go my way ♪

- This is not a soy latte!

This is milk product.

- ♪ And I'll get community service ♪

♪ No matter which law I break ♪

♪ I'll make the supermarket tabloids ♪

♪ They'll write some awful stuff ♪

- Taste that, well, taste that, taste that.

- ♪ But the more they run my name down ♪

♪ The more my price goes up ♪

♪ 'Cause when you're a celebrity ♪

♪ It's adios reality ♪

♪ No matter what you do ♪

♪ People think you're cool ♪

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪

- Do you taste soy?

- Do you taste soy ? (manager gurgling)

- ♪ I can fall in and out of love ♪

♪ Have marriages that barely last a month ♪

♪ When they go down the drain ♪

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪

♪ And say it's just so tough ♪

♪ Being a celebrity ♪

- Um, I found somebody here who's a country musician.

- She's gonna pick me, there's just no doubt in my mind.

We had such chemistry.

- Brad? Just no chemistry.

- ♪ So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west ♪

♪ To the land of the fun and the sun ♪

♪ We'll be real world Bachelor, Jackass millionaires ♪

♪ Hey, hey, Hollywood ♪

♪ Here we come ♪

- Just something that sparkles about him.

- Chicks dig rhinestones.

- Can I get a mocha soy latte?

- ♪ Yeah when you're a celebrity ♪

♪ It's adios reality ♪

♪ No matter what you do ♪

♪ People think you're cool ♪

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪

- Oh, oh! (gasps)

♪ I can throw a major fit ♪

♪ When my latte isn't just how I like it ♪

♪ When they say I've gone insane ♪

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪

♪ And the pressures that go with ♪

♪ Being a celebrity ♪

- I want to show you how ridiculous this hat looks.

- ♪ Yeah celebrity ♪

- You're right

♪ Oh, oh ♪

Oh where's my coffee?

- Hey! Hey!

What are you doing in my car?

- Um, (stammers) I was just, uh,

- Get out of my car. - Okay.

- It's a valuable car. - It's, it's really nice.

- You put 200 miles on my car!

- Second, second gear st-sticks a little bit.

- You got it into second gear? - Yeah.

- How'd you do that?

(music ends)

- Caca.

- Uh.

- (Beep)

- Oh.

- Performance is (beep).

I like the, uh, the end of the song.

- You mean the guitar part where it goes high?

- No, the end of the song, I like it. The end.

- You mean-

- No. You know when the song ends?

- Yeah. - And you come to a stop?

I love that.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
celebrity /sɛlɪˈbrɪti/ B2	noun - a famous person, especially in entertainment
practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ B1	verb - to perform an activity repeatedly to improve skill
famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ B1	adjective - known about by many people
talent /ˈtæl.ənt/ B2	noun - a natural ability to do something well
reality /riˈæl.ə.ti/ B2	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	noun - a performance or program on TV or stage
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or feelings during sleep
talented /ˈtæl.ən.tɪd/ B2	adjective - possessing a natural ability to do something well
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being known by many people
act /ækt/ B2	verb - to behave in a specified way noun - a part of a play or performance
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - to be of the right size or shape
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - not mentally healthy; crazy

Key Grammar Structures

• Someday I'm gonna be famous.

  ➔ Future intention using 'gonna'.

  ➔ The phrase "I'm gonna" indicates a plan or intention for the future.

• These days you don't really need it.

  ➔ Present simple for general truths.

  ➔ The phrase "you don't really need it" expresses a general truth about current times.

• I'll blame it on the fame.

  ➔ Future simple for promises or decisions.

  ➔ The phrase "I'll blame it" indicates a decision made in the future.

• It's adios reality.

  ➔ Colloquial expression for saying goodbye.

  ➔ The phrase "adios reality" suggests leaving behind the real world.

• People think you're cool.

  ➔ Present simple for opinions.

  ➔ The phrase "People think" expresses a general opinion about someone.

• I can throw a major fit.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability.

  ➔ The phrase "I can throw" indicates the ability to express emotions dramatically.

• I'll get community service.

  ➔ Future simple for predictions.

  ➔ The phrase "I'll get" indicates a future outcome based on current actions.