I Want To Be An Artist

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"I Want To Be An Artist"
by Orville Neeley

I wanna be an artist just like you
Oh yeah, I wanna be an artist just like you

I wanna be an artist just like you
Tell me all about your process
'Cause I haven't got a clue
About how I'm gonna start
To even make some art
I'm just staring at a blank page
And all I've got is jealous rage

I wanna be an artist just like you
I wanna be an artist just like you are
I wanna be an artist just like you
But all I've got is jealous rage
All I've got is jealous rage
All I've got is jealous rage

I've seen a lot of art and thought
I could do that
So why haven't I?
What keeps me from pursuing
What I should just be doing
Don't I have the guts
Or is it just that the world needs
Cabinet makers and ride share drivers
Lunch-order-takers and charming baristas
Event coordinators and photo booth operators
To take photos at all of the events

I really just wanna be the star of my own show
Without having to work too hard for it
Is that too much to ask?

I wanna be an artist just like you
And to have self-confidence

I wanna be an artist just like you
And take calculated risks

I want so many things, it's true

And it's so painful to be so ambitious
Yet so clueless and unmotivated
Perhaps that explains all the jealousy
And the rage
So much jealous rage

Still I wanna be an artist just like you
I wanna be an artist just like you are
I mean, just look at what you've got

I wanna be an artist just like you
But all I've got is jealous rage
All I've got is jealous rage
All I've got is jealous rage

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from Semi Precious, released October 6, 2021
Recorded and performed by Orville Neeley

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